diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 7da82f4..854ae51 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -41,6 +41,5 @@
 clean::
 	find -name *.mo -delete
 	find -name *.linfo -delete
-	find -name MANIFEST -delete
 install/sugar-etoys-activity::
 	rm -f debian/sugar-etoys-activity/usr/share/sugar/activities/Etoys.activity/COPYING