diff --git a/doc/release-checklist.md b/doc/release-checklist.md
index c29b319ba..a7ddd737b 100644
--- a/doc/release-checklist.md
+++ b/doc/release-checklist.md
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 * Finalize CHANGELOG.md
 * `for i in CMakeLists.txt doc/Doxyfile doc/FreeBSD-Makefile doc/man/man*/* doc/man/index.html python/setup.py rust/*/Cargo.toml rust/libnotcurses-sys/build.rs tools/notcurses.spec ; do sed -i -e "s/$OLDVERSION/$VERSION/g" $i ; done`
-* Verify that Debian package builds properly
-  * git clean -d -f -x
-  * `tar -cJf ../notcurses_$VERSION.orig.tar.xz --exclude=.git --exclude=debian -C.. notcurses-$VERSION`
-  * debuild
 * git commit -a -m v$VERSION
 * `git push`
 * Tag with `git tag -a v$VERSION -m "v$VERSION -s"`