diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 698751cd91..bf329f3261 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ SUBDIRS = include gst libs plugins tools $(SUBDIRS_TESTS) $(SUBDIRS_EXAMPLES) \
 $(SUBDIRS_LGG) $(SUBDIRS_DOCS)
 
 # These are all the possible subdirs
-DIST_SUBDIRS = include gst libs plugins tools test tests testsuite examples gstplay editor docs debian
+DIST_SUBDIRS = include gst libs plugins tools test tests testsuite examples gstplay editor docs
 
 
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
@@ -55,11 +55,5 @@ dist-hook:
 rpm: dist
 	rpm -ta $(distdir).tar.gz
 
-deb:
-	dpkg-buildpacakge -rfakeroot -us -uc
-
-deb-maint:
-	debuild
-
 include $(top_srcdir)/idiottest.mak
 
diff --git a/debian/Makefile.am b/debian/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 31b402f842..0000000000
--- a/debian/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-EXTRA_DIST = \
-	Makefile.am \
-	README.Debian \
-	changelog \
-	control \
-	copyright \
-	gsteditor.files \
-	gsteditor.manpages \
-	gsteditor.menu \
-	gstmediaplay.files \
-	gstmediaplay.manpages \
-	gstmediaplay.menu \
-	gstreamer-a52dec.files \
-	gstreamer-aa.files \
-	gstreamer-alsa.files \
-	gstreamer-arts.files \
-	gstreamer-artsd.files \
-	gstreamer-audiofile.files \
-	gstreamer-avifile.files \
-	gstreamer-cdparanoia.files \
-	gstreamer-colorspace.files \
-	gstreamer-common.files \
-	gstreamer-doc.files \
-	gstreamer-dvd.files \
-	gstreamer-elements.files \
-	gstreamer-esd.files \
-	gstreamer-festival.files \
-	gstreamer-flac.files \
-	gstreamer-gnomevfs.files \
-	gstreamer-gsm.files \
-	gstreamer-jpeg.files \
-	gstreamer-lame.files \
-	gstreamer-mad.files \
-	gstreamer-mikmod.files \
-	gstreamer-mpeg2dec.files \
-	gstreamer-mpg123.files \
-	gstreamer-oss.files \
-	gstreamer-plugin-template.postinst \
-	gstreamer-plugin-template.postrm \
-	gstreamer-runtime.files \
-	gstreamer-runtime.manpages \
-	gstreamer-runtime.postinst \
-	gstreamer-runtime.postrm \
-	gstreamer-sdl.files \
-	gstreamer-sid.files \
-	gstreamer-tools.files \
-	gstreamer-tools.manpages \
-	gstreamer-vorbis.files \
-	gstreamer-x.files \
-	libgst-dev.files \
-	libgst-dev.manpages \
-	libgst1.files \
-	libgsteditor-dev.files \
-	libgsteditor0.files \
-	libgstmediaplay-dev.files \
-	libgstmediaplay0.files \
-	rules