diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 2bc7d45b..acc251d7 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ PREPROCESS_FILES := $(wildcard debian/*.in)
 $(PREPROCESS_FILES:.in=): %: %.in
 	sed 's,/@DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH@,$(DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH:%=/%),g' $< > $@
 
-override_dh_auto_build:
-	dh_auto_build
-	make lrelease
-
 override_dh_install: $(PREPROCESS_FILES:.in=)
 	dh_install