diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index a0771aa..f163d17 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@
 #  * TODO: drop cdbs_python_binary fallback when cdbs 0.4.150 is stable
 CDBS_BUILD_DEPENDS_class_python-sugar_python = $(or $(cdbs_python2_defaultruntime),$(cdbs_python_binary))
 
-# Build-depend unversioned on debhelper
-#  TODO: Drop when adopted in cdbs
-CDBS_BUILD_DEPENDS_rules_debhelper_v9 = debhelper
-
 # Needed (always) at runtime
 depends = etoys, python