diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 4fb5768..2ae257b 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: trimage
 Section: graphics
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Kilian Valkhof <kilian@kilianvalkhof.com>
-Build-Depends: cdbs (>=0.4.49), debhelper (>=7), python-support (>=0.8.7), python
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>=7), python-support (>=0.8.7), python
 XS-Python-Version: >=2.6
 Standards-Version: 3.8.0
 Homepage: http://trimage.org
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 4ae3d26..4f2c774 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
-
-DEB_PYTHON_SYSTEM=pysupport
-
-include /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/debhelper.mk
-include /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/python-distutils.mk
-
-# Add here any variable or target overrides you need.
+%:
+	dh $@