diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 52bf1c232..504b9bbf3 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ fwupd (1.5.3-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     - Drop libsoup build dependency
     - Add libcurl build dependency
     - Add systemd build dependency
+  * Migrate debian/fwupd.preinst content to debian/fwupd.maintscript
 
  -- Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@dell.com>  Tue, 08 Dec 2020 08:30:56 -0600
 
diff --git a/debian/fwupd.maintscript b/debian/fwupd.maintscript
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36becc218
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/fwupd.maintscript
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+rm_conffile /etc/fwupd.conf 1.0.0~
+rm_conffile /etc/fwupd/remotes.d/fwupd.conf 1.2.7~
+rm_conffile /etc/dbus-1/system.d/org.freedesktop.fwupd.conf 1.3.2~
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debian/fwupd.preinst b/debian/fwupd.preinst
index 8231dae17..dd2970578 100644
--- a/debian/fwupd.preinst
+++ b/debian/fwupd.preinst
@@ -3,15 +3,6 @@ set -e
 
 #DEBHELPER#
 
-if dpkg-maintscript-helper supports rm_conffile 2>/dev/null; then
-	dpkg-maintscript-helper rm_conffile \
-		/etc/fwupd.conf 1.0.0~ -- "$@"
-        dpkg-maintscript-helper rm_conffile \
-                /etc/fwupd/remotes.d/fwupd.conf 1.2.7~ -- "$@"
-        dpkg-maintscript-helper rm_conffile \
-                /etc/dbus-1/system.d/org.freedesktop.fwupd.conf 1.3.2~ -- "$@"
-fi
-
 # 1.3.2 had fwupd-refresh.service and fwupd.service both claiming
 # this directory, but fwupd-refresh.service used DynamicUser directive
 # meaning no other unit could access it.