diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 5db151d..5f35783 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 python-xstatic-tv4 (1.2.7.0-4) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * d/control: Use team+openstack@tracker.debian.org as maintainer
+  * Use debhelper-compat instead of debian/compat.
 
  -- Ondřej Nový <onovy@debian.org>  Fri, 03 Aug 2018 06:17:01 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index ec63514..0000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-9
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 8d7d744..de8b40c 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  Ivan Udovichenko <iudovichenko@mirantis.com>,
  Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org>,
 Build-Depends:
- debhelper (>= 9),
+ debhelper-compat (= 9),
  dh-python,
  openstack-pkg-tools (>= 75~),
  python3-all,