diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c03c65314decf648cde659568a2a28de521f3bbd..d086763e24645470f143e691af9a4aee46efc56c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+python-validictory (0.8.3-4) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Use debhelper-compat instead of debian/compat.
+
+ -- Ondřej Nový <onovy@debian.org>  Fri, 19 Jul 2019 23:56:45 +0200
+
 python-validictory (0.8.3-3) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   [ Chris Lamb ]
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index b4de3947675361a7770d29b8982c407b0ec6b2a0..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-11
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 5673253f08b1ba6b09c3e5860cd91847a380da5d..3bd24e52cd6c65a4d5d984cec06e8a2dc70d9d1e 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Maintainer: Debian Python Modules Team <python-modules-team@lists.alioth.debian.
 Uploaders:
  Paul Tagliamonte <paultag@debian.org>,
 Build-Depends:
- debhelper (>= 11~),
+ debhelper-compat (= 11),
  dh-python,
  python-all (>= 2.6.6-3~),
  python-setuptools,