diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index f97039d..e1bcba8 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ Essential: yes
 Priority: required
 Pre-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}
 Depends:
- debianutils (>= 5.6-0.1),
  ${misc:Depends},
 Description: POSIX-compliant shell
  The Debian Almquist Shell (dash) is a POSIX-compliant shell derived