diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index cddd083..cdf56ea 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: pika-drivers
 Section: admin
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Pika <root@pika.com>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9), cargo, build-essential,
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9), build-essential,
             debhelper,
             python3,
             meson,