diff --git a/debian/clean b/debian/clean
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7cac9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/clean
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+src/javaproperties.egg-info/
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 94b27b5..be46392 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 export TZ=EST5EDT,M3.2.0,M11.1.0
 # tox.ini adds --flake which is not supported in Debian
 export PYBUILD_TEST_ARGS=-v -c /dev/null
-export PYBUILD_AFTER_CLEAN=rm -rf javaproperties.egg-info docs/api
 
 %:
 	dh $@ --buildsystem=pybuild