diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index fb842aa16f19a4c4724c6400625052328c41db6c..abb8f22c285c90f3fc33ff2164f10a90b5d90bab 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ libjson-rpc-cpp (0.7.0-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * d/patches: import upstream patch fixing spelling errors
   * d/control: use secure uri in vcs fields
   * d/control: bump Standards-Version: no changes required
-  * d/rules: enable hardening flags manually
 
  -- Peter Spiess-Knafl <dev@spiessknafl.at>  Tue, 16 Aug 2016 09:12:50 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 3ac13060763ee89fee60601f6fac96a3a4f1a1be..ed03d5c9039401b50fbd51c7ad634dee150585ff 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
-DPKG_EXPORT_BUILDFLAGS = 1
-include /usr/share/dpkg/buildflags.mk
-CFLAGS+=$(CPPFLAGS)
-CXXFLAGS+=$(CPPFLAGS)
-
 %:
 	dh $@ --buildsystem=cmake