diff --git a/debian/files b/debian/files
deleted file mode 100644
index f0206646..00000000
--- a/debian/files
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-opensc_0.8.1-0.3_i386.deb utils optional
-libopensc-dev_0.8.1-0.3_i386.deb devel optional
-libopensc0_0.8.1-0.3_i386.deb libs optional
-libpam-opensc_0.8.1-0.3_i386.deb admin optional
diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
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index 60932c63..00000000
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/sh
-# postinst script for opensc
-#
-# see: dh_installdeb(1)
-
-set -e
-
-# summary of how this script can be called:
-#        * <postinst> `configure' <most-recently-configured-version>
-#        * <old-postinst> `abort-upgrade' <new version>
-#        * <conflictor's-postinst> `abort-remove' `in-favour' <package>
-#          <new-version>
-#        * <deconfigured's-postinst> `abort-deconfigure' `in-favour'
-#          <failed-install-package> <version> `removing'
-#          <conflicting-package> <version>
-# for details, see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
-# the debian-policy package
-#
-# quoting from the policy:
-#     Any necessary prompting should almost always be confined to the
-#     post-installation script, and should be protected with a conditional
-#     so that unnecessary prompting doesn't happen if a package's
-#     installation fails and the `postinst' is called with `abort-upgrade',
-#     `abort-remove' or `abort-deconfigure'.
-
-case "$1" in
-    configure)
-
-    ;;
-
-    abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure)
-
-    ;;
-
-    *)
-        echo "postinst called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
-        exit 1
-    ;;
-esac
-
-# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
-# generated by other debhelper scripts.
-
-#DEBHELPER#
-
-exit 0
-
-
diff --git a/debian/postrm b/debian/postrm
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c134434..00000000
--- a/debian/postrm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/sh
-# postrm script for opensc
-#
-# see: dh_installdeb(1)
-
-set -e
-
-# summary of how this script can be called:
-#        * <postrm> `remove'
-#        * <postrm> `purge'
-#        * <old-postrm> `upgrade' <new-version>
-#        * <new-postrm> `failed-upgrade' <old-version>
-#        * <new-postrm> `abort-install'
-#        * <new-postrm> `abort-install' <old-version>
-#        * <new-postrm> `abort-upgrade' <old-version>
-#        * <disappearer's-postrm> `disappear' <r>overwrit>r> <new-version>
-# for details, see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
-# the debian-policy package
-
-
-case "$1" in
-       purge|remove|upgrade|failed-upgrade|abort-install|abort-upgrade|disappear)
-
-
-        ;;
-
-    *)
-        echo "postrm called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
-        exit 1
-
-esac
-
-# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
-# generated by other debhelper scripts.
-
-#DEBHELPER#
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/debian/preinst b/debian/preinst
deleted file mode 100644
index e6bfaef6..00000000
--- a/debian/preinst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/sh
-# preinst script for opensc
-#
-# see: dh_installdeb(1)
-
-set -e
-
-# summary of how this script can be called:
-#        * <new-preinst> `install'
-#        * <new-preinst> `install' <old-version>
-#        * <new-preinst> `upgrade' <old-version>
-#        * <old-preinst> `abort-upgrade' <new-version>
-#
-# for details, see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
-# the debian-policy package
-
-
-case "$1" in
-    install|upgrade)
-#        if [ "$1" = "upgrade" ]
-#        then
-#            start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo  \
-#                --pidfile /var/run/opensc.pid  \
-#                --exec /usr/sbin/opensc 2>/dev/null || true
-#        fi
-    ;;
-
-    abort-upgrade)
-    ;;
-
-    *)
-        echo "preinst called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
-        exit 1
-    ;;
-esac
-
-# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
-# generated by other debhelper scripts.
-
-#DEBHELPER#
-
-exit 0
-
-
diff --git a/debian/prerm b/debian/prerm
deleted file mode 100644
index d6e4e847..00000000
--- a/debian/prerm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-#! /bin/sh
-# prerm script for opensc
-#
-# see: dh_installdeb(1)
-
-set -e
-
-# summary of how this script can be called:
-#        * <prerm> `remove'
-#        * <old-prerm> `upgrade' <new-version>
-#        * <new-prerm> `failed-upgrade' <old-version>
-#        * <conflictor's-prerm> `remove' `in-favour' <package> <new-version>
-#        * <deconfigured's-prerm> `deconfigure' `in-favour'
-#          <package-being-installed> <version> `removing'
-#          <conflicting-package> <version>
-# for details, see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
-# the debian-policy package
-
-
-case "$1" in
-    remove|upgrade|deconfigure)
-#       install-info --quiet --remove /usr/info/opensc.info.gz
-        ;;
-    failed-upgrade)
-        ;;
-    *)
-        echo "prerm called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
-        exit 1
-    ;;
-esac
-
-# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
-# generated by other debhelper scripts.
-
-#DEBHELPER#
-
-exit 0
-
-