diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index e0ce036..5eadfd8 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: dos2unix
Section: text
Priority: optional
Maintainer: tony mancill <tmancill@debian.org>
-Build-Depends: dpkg-dev (>= 1.16.2),debhelper-compat (= 13), po4a, locales-all
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13), po4a, locales-all
Standards-Version: 4.6.1
Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/dos2unix
Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/dos2unix.git