diff --git a/debian/frr-dbg.lintian-overrides b/debian/frr-dbg.lintian-overrides
deleted file mode 100644
index b18c555444..0000000000
--- a/debian/frr-dbg.lintian-overrides
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# extra priority is deprecated
-frr-dbg binary: debug-package-should-be-priority-extra
-
-# personal name
-spelling-error-in-copyright Ang And
diff --git a/debian/source/lintian-overrides b/debian/source/lintian-overrides
index cebc81fddf..112182c779 100644
--- a/debian/source/lintian-overrides
+++ b/debian/source/lintian-overrides
@@ -1,5 +1,2 @@
-# these are for build-compatibility on older distros (e.g. Ubuntu 14.04)
-frr source: alternatively-build-depends-on-python-sphinx-and-python3-sphinx
-
 # Debian Jessie and Ubuntu 16.04 need dh-systemd
 frr source: ored-build-depends-on-obsolete-package