diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 273476a..72cdafb 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -6,7 +6,4 @@
 override_dh_auto_build:
 	@echo skipping upstream build
 
-override_dh_elpa_test:
-	@echo skipping upstream tests
-
-.PHONY: override_dh_auto_build override_dh_elpa_test
+.PHONY: override_dh_auto_build