diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index b51be8c..6e61398 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
  autoconf-archive,
  debhelper (>= 9),
  dh-autoreconf,
- dh-exec,
  dh-python,
  dpkg-dev (>= 1.15.1),
  gnome-doc-utils (>= 0.3.2),
diff --git a/debian/xapps-common.install b/debian/xapps-common.install
old file mode 100755
new file mode 100644
index 8be1d4f..c0e13ea 100644
--- a/debian/xapps-common.install
+++ b/debian/xapps-common.install
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/dh-exec
-
 usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas
 usr/share/locale
 usr/bin/
 usr/share/icons
-