diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 15fb74a8..59bcbaa9 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ Section: admin
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7.0.50~),
-               docutils,
                libio-multiplex-perl,
                libjson-c-dev,
                libpve-common-perl,