diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index d43f4f622b4..ed23d4bc12a 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -19,13 +19,11 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
 override_dh_auto_build:
 	mvn -T C1.5 clean package -Pawsapi -DskipTests -Dsystemvm \
 	    -Dcs.replace.properties=replace.properties.tmp \
-	    -Dmaven.repo.local=$(CURDIR)/mavenrepo \
 	     ${ACS_BUILD_OPTS}
 
 override_dh_auto_clean:
 	dh_auto_clean
 	rm -f replace.properties.tmp
-	rm -rf mavenrepo
 
 override_dh_auto_install:
 	# Common packages