diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 87c7cd6c6..932bbc0b3 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ cmake (2.8.4-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     longer needed with ccache 3.0 or later.
   * Add verify-build-flags target to debian/rules. It can be used to verify if
     build flags are still valid (i.e. present in any of CMakeLists.txt).
+  * Remove obsolete build flags from debian/rules:
+    - BUILD_WXDialog;
+    - TARGET_VERSION;
+    - TARGET_SOVERSION;
+    - BUILD_DOXYGEN.
 
  -- Kai Wasserbäch <debian@carbon-project.org>  Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:40:34 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 4aaa9dd6a..35db240af 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -15,13 +15,9 @@ $(BUILD_FLAGS_FILE) verify-build-flags:
 	$(call $(flag_action),CMAKE_C_FLAGS,"$(CFLAGS)","C flags")
 	$(call $(flag_action),CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS,"$(CFLAGS)","C++ flags")
 	$(call $(flag_action),CMAKE_SKIP_BOOTSTRAP_TEST,ON,"Skip BootstrapTest")
-	$(call $(flag_action),BUILD_WXDialog,ON,"Build WXDialog")
 	$(call $(flag_action),BUILD_CursesDialog,ON,"Build curses GUI")
 	$(call $(flag_action),BUILD_QtDialog,ON,"Build Qt4 GUI")
-#	$(call $(flag_action),TARGET_VERSION)
-#	$(call $(flag_action),TARGET_SOVERSION)
 #	$(call $(flag_action),BUILD_DOCUMENTATION,ON)
-#	$(call $(flag_action),BUILD_DOXYGEN,ON)
 	$(call $(flag_action),CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBARCHIVE,ON)
 	$(call $(flag_action),CTEST_USE_XMLRPC,ON)