diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 97f63ae5..329e8964 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ libfprint (1:1.0-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * debian/libfprint0.symbols: Add the Build-Depends-Package field
   * debian/control: Add libglib2.0-doc to Build-Depends-Indep, this allows
     gtk-doc to properly resolve all the links in the documentation
-  * debian/rules: Install the NEWS file as the upstream changelog
   * debian/README.source: Document how the list of devices in
     debian/libfprint0.postinst is generated
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 14b48511..4df4e2a0 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -15,6 +15,3 @@ override_dh_install:
 	sed -i '/^Requires.private\|^Libs.private/ d' \
 		debian/tmp/usr/lib/*/pkgconfig/libfprint.pc
 	dh_install
-
-override_dh_installchangelogs:
-	dh_installchangelogs NEWS