diff --git a/debian/e2fsprogs.conffile b/debian/e2fsprogs.conffile
deleted file mode 100644
index b37917f6..00000000
--- a/debian/e2fsprogs.conffile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/etc/mke2fs.conf
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index d97fcb13..dec23055 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ endif
 	echo "udeb: libuuid 1 libuuid1-udeb" >> debian/libuuid1/DEBIAN/shlibs
 
 	dh_installdeb
+	rm debian/e2fsprogs-udeb/DEBIAN/conffiles
 	dh_shlibdeps -l${stdbuilddir}/lib
 	dh_shlibdeps -pe2fsprogs -l${stdbuilddir}/lib \
 		-u"-Ldebian/e2fsprogs.shlibs.local"