diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
deleted file mode 100644
index ec63514..0000000
--- a/debian/compat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-9
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 485bcfe..87af519 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ Source: petale
 Maintainer: Benjamin Dauvergne <bdauvergne@entrouvert.org>
 Section: python
 Priority: optional
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
+Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 12),
                dh-python,
-               dh-systemd,
                python3-all,
                python3-django,
                python3-setuptools,
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 1101993..bee5501 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export PYBUILD_DISABLE=test
 export PYBUILD_NAME=petale
 
 %:
-	dh $@ --with python3,systemd --buildsystem=pybuild
+	dh $@ --with python3 --buildsystem=pybuild
 
 override_dh_install:
 	mv $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-petale/usr/bin/manage.py debian/petale/usr/lib/petale/