diff --git a/debian/manpages b/debian/manpages
deleted file mode 100644
index 263e13a..0000000
--- a/debian/manpages
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-propellor.1
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 14e639c..c553132 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ override_dh_auto_build:
 override_dh_installdocs:
 	dh_installdocs doc/README.mdwn
 override_dh_installman:
-	dh_installman debian/propellor.1
+	dh_installman propellor.1
 
 # Not intended for use by anyone except the author.
 announcedir:
diff --git a/propellor.cabal b/propellor.cabal
index 9f33dd8..2e64334 100644
--- a/propellor.cabal
+++ b/propellor.cabal
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ Extra-Source-Files:
   debian/control
   debian/copyright
   debian/rules
-  debian/manpages
 Synopsis: property-based host configuration management in haskell
 Description:
  Propellor enures that the system it's run in satisfies a list of