diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 409b56c9..50041630 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export RUSTFLAGS = --remap-path-prefix=$(CURDIR)=/remap-pwd $(xgot)
 # The Debian version of linked-hash-map doesn't provide any hash,
 # causing Cargo to refuse to build with a crates.io copy
 override_dh_auto_configure:
-	[ ! -f Cargo.lock ] || rm Cargo.lock
 	dh_auto_configure -- -Donline=false
 
 override_dh_autoreconf: