diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1dd0e8b7..70c74c35 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ shadow (1:4.1.1~rc1-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * debian/watch: Add a watch file for shadow.
   * debian/rules, debian/recode_manpages.sh: Do not recode the manpages.
     Keep them in UTF-8.
+  * debian/rules, debian/control: login (>= 970502-1) was already provided
+    by login in Hamm. libpam-modules (>= 0.72-5) was already provided by
+    libpam-modules in Potato. Simplify the dependencies.
 
  -- Nicolas FRANCOIS (Nekral) <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:33:31 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 15b25814..bb8be6ff 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ XS-X-Vcs-Svn: svn://svn.debian.org/svn/pkg-shadow/trunk
 
 Package: passwd
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${loginpam}, debianutils (>= 2.15.2)
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, login, libpam-modules, debianutils (>= 2.15.2)
 Replaces: manpages-de (<< 0.4-9), manpages-fi (<< 0.2-4), manpages-fr (<<1.64.0-1), manpages-hu (<< 20010119-5), manpages-it (<< 0.3.4-3), manpages-ja (<< 0.5.0.0.20050915-1), manpages-ko (<< 20050219-2), manpages-es (<< 1.55-4), manpages-es-extra (<< 0.8a-15), manpages-ru (<< 0.98-3), manpages-tr, manpages-zh
 Section: admin
 Priority: required
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Description: change and administer password and group data
 Package: login
 Architecture: any
 Pre-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, libpam-runtime (>= 0.76-14)
-Depends: libpam-modules (>= 0.72-5)
+Depends: libpam-modules
 Conflicts: gnunet (<< 0.7.0c-2), amavisd-new (<<2.3.3-8), python-4suite (<< 0.99cvs20060405-1), backupninja (<< 0.9.3-5), echolot (<< 2.1.8-4)
 Replaces: manpages-fi (<< 0.2-4), manpages-fr (<<1.64.0-1), manpages-hu (<< 20010119-5), manpages-it (<< 0.3.4-2), manpages-ko (<< 20050219-2), manpages-ja (<< 0.5.0.0.20050915-1), manpages-de, manpages-es-extra (<<0.8a-15), manpages-tr, manpages-zh
 Essential: yes
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index b255884d..0505629b 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -89,8 +89,3 @@ binary-predeb/passwd::
 	chgrp shadow debian/passwd/usr/bin/expiry
 	chmod g+s debian/passwd/usr/bin/chage
 	chmod g+s debian/passwd/usr/bin/expiry
-ifeq ($(DEB_HOST_ARCH_OS),hurd)
-	echo "loginpam=login, libpam-modules (>= 0.72-5)" >> debian/passwd.substvars
-else
-	echo "loginpam=login (>= 970502-1), libpam-modules (>= 0.72-5)" >> debian/passwd.substvars
-endif