diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index b2bb2b424..5c735da87 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -319,20 +319,6 @@ ifeq ($(DEB_VENDOR),Ubuntu)
 	install --mode=755 debian/extra/set-cpufreq debian/systemd/lib/systemd/
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(TEST_UPSTREAM),)
-ifeq (, $(filter nocheck, $(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
-	echo "Checking that executables don't link to libraries in /usr..."
-	set -e; for e in $(patsubst %,debian/systemd/lib/systemd/%,systemd systemd-cgroups-agent systemd-cryptsetup systemd-journald systemd-shutdown) \
-                         debian/systemd/lib/systemd/system-generators/* \
-                         debian/udev/lib/systemd/systemd*; do \
-	    echo " $$e"; \
-	    OUT=`env -u LD_PRELOAD ldd $$e` || continue; if echo "$$OUT" | grep -q /usr; then \
-	        echo "ERROR: $$e links to /usr"; echo "$$OUT"; exit 1; \
-	    fi; \
-	done
-endif
-endif
-
 override_dh_installinit:
 	dh_installinit --no-start
 	# the following are only upstart jobs