diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index d451f4a..a8d3ce6 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ smartmontools (6.4+svn4109-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * Get rid of update-smart-drivedb. Closes: #783317, #804299, #706909.
   * Bump standards version (no further changes required)
   * Enhance rules clean target to make repeated builds easier
+  * Stop installing duplicate/irrelevant docs (COPYING, changelog, INSTALL)
 
  -- Jonathan Dowland <jmtd@debian.org>  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:04:15 +0000
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index ddef77f..72ca8b3 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ binary-indep:
 binary-arch: build install
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
+	rm -f debian/smartmontools/usr/share/doc/smartmontools/INSTALL \
+          debian/smartmontools/usr/share/doc/smartmontools/COPYING \
+          debian/smartmontools/usr/share/doc/smartmontools/ChangeLog
 	dh_installdocs
 	dh_installexamples
 	dh_installmenu