diff --git a/debian/Makefile b/debian/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 06d49f55..00000000
--- a/debian/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-PKG=shadow
-SITE=ftp://pkg-shadow.alioth.debian.org/pub/pkg-shadow/
-
-deb:: check_cheese
-
-include /usr/share/quilt/quilt.debbuild.mk
-
-check_cheese:
-	@dpkg-parsechangelog | grep -q "\* The \".*\".* release\." || { \
-		echo ""; \
-		echo " **                                  **"; \
-		echo " **  Warning: not a cheesy release!  **"; \
-		echo " **                                  **"; \
-		echo ""; \
-		exit 1; \
-	}
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 33a20d03..55bf10d8 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ Build-Depends:
  libsemanage-dev [linux-any],
  libxml2-utils <!nodoc>,
  pkgconf,
- quilt,
  systemd-dev [linux-any],
  xsltproc <!nodoc>
 Standards-Version: 4.7.0
diff --git a/debian/dependencies b/debian/dependencies
index e8cc1418..e62dea5e 100644
--- a/debian/dependencies
+++ b/debian/dependencies
@@ -1,19 +1,7 @@
 Build-Depends:
 ==============
- * autoconf
- * automake1.9
-   works with 1.7 or 1.9 (at least)
- * libtool
  * gettext
    POT, PO, GMO regenerated?
- * libpam0g-dev
-   OK
- * debhelper (>= 4.1.16)
- * po-debconf
-   OK
- * quilt
-   patch system
- * dpkg-dev (>= 1.13.5)
  * xsltproc
    used to generate the manpages
  * docbook-xsl
@@ -25,70 +13,4 @@ Build-Depends:
    Needed by JH_CHECK_XML_CATALOG([-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN], [DocBook XML DTD V4.1.2], [], enable_man=no)
  * libxml2-utils
    needed by the JH_CHECK_XML_CATALOG macros
- * cdbs
-   used in debian/rules
- * libselinux1-dev [!hurd-i386 !kfreebsd-i386 !kfreebsd-amd64]
- * gnome-doc-utils (>= 0.4.3-1)
-   xml2po, 0.4.3-1 needed for the -l switch.
-
-passwd Depends:
-===============
- * ${shlibs:Depends}
-   OK
- * ${loginpam}
-   - hurd
-     login
-     libpam-modules (>= 0.72-5)
-   - other archs
-     + login (>= 970502-1)
-       login is needed because some passwd utils need /etc/login.defs
-       login is Essential, so this is just to enforce the version
-     + libpam-modules (>= 0.72-5)
- * debianutils (>= 2.15.2)
-   After 1:4.0.12-6, {add,remove}-shell are distributed in debianutils (2.15)
-   /etc/shell was forgotten and introduced in debianutils in 2.15.2
-
-passwd Conflicts:
-=================
-
-passwd Replaces:
-================
-   Some of the passwd man pages are also distributed in some manpages* packages.
-   Look at the debian/02/run test to optimize these dependencies.
-   NOTE: Not all maintainers have been notified.
- * 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)
-   All those packages have been updated during sarge->etch. So these Replaces
-   should be removed after lenny release
- * manpages-tr, manpages-zh
-   Those packages are still in etch, so the Replaces should be kept even
-   after lenny release
-
-login Pre-Depends:
-==================
- * ${shlibs:Depends}
- * libpam-runtime (>= 0.76-14)
-   sarge contained 0.76-22
-
-Why Pre-Depends? (because it's an essential package?)
-
-login Depends:
-==============
- * libpam-modules (>= 0.72-5)
-   libpam-modules is needed.
-   potato contained 0.72-9
-
-login Conflicts:
-================
-
-login Replaces:
-===============
- * Some of the login man pages are also distributed in some manpages* packages.
-   Look at the debian/02/run test to optimize these dependencies.
-   NOTE: Not all maintainers have been notified.
-   - manpages-fi, manpages-fr (<<1.64.0-1), manpages-hu, manpages-it, manpages-ko, manpages-ja (<< 0.5.0.0.20050915-1), manpages-de (<< 0.4-10), manpages-es-extra (<<0.8a-15) 
-     Those are packages that have been updated during sarge->etch. These
-     Replaces should be removed after lenny
-   - manpages-tr, manpages-zh
-     Those packages are still in etch, so the Replaces should be kept even
-     after lenny release