diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ed6ff8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+5
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index a80b2f0..d3ac28f 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ DEBIAN=$(shell awk -F= '($$1 == "DEBIAN") { print $$2 }' <debian/debian.env)
 unexport CFLAGS
 unexport LDFLAGS
 
-# This is the debhelper compatability version to use.
-export DH_COMPAT=5
 export LC_ALL=C
 export SHELL=/bin/bash -e