diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 9a79f8a..4437984 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, debconf, dpkg (>= 1.15.4)
 Provides: debconf-2.0
 Suggests: cdebconf-gtk
-Priority: optional
 Description: Debian Configuration Management System (C-implementation)
  Debconf is a configuration management system for Debian packages. It is
  used by some packages to prompt you for information before they are
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@
 Section: admin
 Depends: cdebconf, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
 Replaces: cdebconf (<< 0.144)
-Priority: optional
 Build-Profiles: <!pkg.cdebconf.nogtk>
 Description: Gtk+ frontend for Debian Configuration Management System
  Debconf is a configuration management system for Debian packages. It is