diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index b1bd38b62a0800a4f6a80c34e21c5acffae52c7e..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-13
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 68b51b0a6b50ca53b36093bc49badc70de3b12ea..7ecc441fdcbc97ba6cc9357f172b0aa8e1a78f12 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: tutorial-2-app
 Section: admin
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Autistici/Inventati <debian@autistici.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 13~), golang-go, dh-golang
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13), golang-go, dh-golang
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
 
 Package: ai3-tutorial-2-app