diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index 059dcc5..8bf31b4 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -3,6 +3,4 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 pristine-tar = True
 sign-tags = True
-
-[git-buildpackage]
 compression = bzip2