diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index c17b8e6..ca1395b 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -30,14 +30,12 @@ DEFAULT_BUILDDIR = .pybuild/autotools-$(shell py3versions -dv)
 
 export PYBUILD_SYSTEM=custom
 export PYBUILD_CLEAN_ARGS=true
-export PYBUILD_CONFIGURE_ARGS=intltoolize --force --automake; \
-	PYTHON={interpreter} dh_auto_configure $(AUTOTOOLS_ARGS) -- \
+export PYBUILD_CONFIGURE_ARGS=PYTHON={interpreter} dh_auto_configure $(AUTOTOOLS_ARGS) -- \
 	$(CONFIGURE_MAN_PAGES) --disable-perl --with-systemd
 export PYBUILD_BUILD_ARGS=dh_auto_build $(AUTOTOOLS_ARGS)
 export PYBUILD_INSTALL_ARGS=dh_auto_install $(AUTOTOOLS_ARGS) --destdir={destdir}; \
 	mkdir -p {destdir}/usr/lib/python{version}/dist-packages; \
-	mv {destdir}/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/_location.so {destdir}/usr/lib/python{version}/dist-packages/_location.so; \
-	rm -f {destdir}/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/_location.la {destdir}/usr/lib/*/libloc.la
+	mv {destdir}/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/_location.so {destdir}/usr/lib/python{version}/dist-packages/_location.so
 export PYBUILD_TEST_ARGS=dh_auto_test $(AUTOTOOLS_ARGS)
 
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