diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 6a22236..e370ab9 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -4,13 +4,8 @@
 PACKAGE = metche
 TMP = $(CURDIR)/debian/$(PACKAGE)
 
-configure: configure-stamp
-configure-stamp:
-	dh_testdir
-	touch configure-stamp
-
 build: build-stamp
-build-stamp: configure-stamp 
+build-stamp:
 	dh_testdir
 	$(MAKE)
 	touch build-stamp
@@ -18,7 +13,7 @@
 clean:
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
-	rm -f build-stamp configure-stamp
+	rm -f build-stamp
 	-$(MAKE) clean
 	dh_clean 
 
@@ -56,4 +51,4 @@
 	dh_builddeb
 
 binary: binary-indep binary-arch
-.PHONY: build clean binary-indep binary-arch binary install configure
+.PHONY: build clean binary-indep binary-arch binary install