diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 369c38ee..9486dbf0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 llvm-toolchain-snapshot (1:15~++20220625103012+3d37e785c77a-1~exp2) experimental; urgency=medium
 
-  * On Debian stretch, force the usage of g++-7
   * Force the SSE2 on amd64 for compiler-rt/builtin:
     https://reviews.llvm.org/D107082#3626632
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 65a89337..20305fda 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@ endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter $(DISTRO),stretch))
 # from llvm 15, we need gcc at least 7
-  GCC_VERSION := 7
+# No need for now. keeping in case we do in the future
+#  GCC_VERSION := 7
 # Don't enable lld python for old distros
   STAGE_ALL_CMAKE_EXTRA += -DLLDB_ENABLE_PYTHON=OFF
 endif