diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 3e2c91f1..9ebfdd00 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ VERSION := $(shell echo '$(DEBVERS)' | sed -e 's/[+-].*//' -e 's/~//g')
 %:
 	dh $@ --with autoreconf
 
-override_dh_autoreconf:
-	echo $(VERSION) > .tarball-version
-	dh_autoreconf
-
 # See https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/best-pkging-practices.html#bpp-dbg
 override_dh_strip:
 	dh_strip --dbg-package=libosmo-ranap-dbg