diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index cc26d078..1b9cc9d8 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Standards-Version: 3.9.1
 
 Package: pat
 Architecture: amd64 i386 armhf
-Depends: libax25
 Conflicts: wl2k-go
 Replaces: wl2k-go
 Recommends: libhamlib-utils (>= 1.2), ax25-tools, gpsd (>= 2.90)