diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 0781b461..33a20d03 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ Build-Depends:
  libpam0g-dev,
  libselinux1-dev [linux-any],
  libsemanage-dev [linux-any],
- libsystemd-dev [linux-any],
  libxml2-utils <!nodoc>,
  pkgconf,
  quilt,
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index a444e928..081828cb 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
 
 
 ifeq ($(DEB_HOST_ARCH_OS),linux)
-DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS += --enable-logind
 DEB_CONFIGURE_EXTRA_FLAGS += --with-audit
 endif