diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
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+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# remove obsolete alternative from stretch
+if [ "$1" = "configure" ] ; then
+        update-alternatives --remove spice-xpi-client \
+                  /usr/bin/spice-xpi-client-remote-viewer
+fi
+
+#DEBHELPER#