diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 8e70f1f..8b822b7 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -14,9 +14,5 @@
 	# The default is /usr/share/doc/i3
 	dh_auto_configure -- --docdir=/usr/share/doc/i3-gaps
 
-override_dh_builddeb:
-	# bintray does not support xz currently.
-	dh_builddeb -- -Zgzip
-
 %:
 	dh $@ --builddirectory=build