diff --git a/debian/source/lintian-overrides b/debian/source/lintian-overrides
index 95e74b9..134c57c 100644
--- a/debian/source/lintian-overrides
+++ b/debian/source/lintian-overrides
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 # License is in License-Reference field (see bug#786450)
 missing-license-text-in-dep5-copyright
 missing-license-paragraph-in-dep5-copyright
-
-# Debhelper 9 is satisfied even in oldstable
-package-needs-versioned-debhelper-build-depends 9