diff --git a/debian/README.source b/debian/README.source
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a0f24655..000000000
--- a/debian/README.source
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-This package uses quilt for upstream source code patch management. Please read
-/usr/share/doc/quilt/README.source for more information how to apply, unapply,
-add, modify or remove patches.
-
-Please note that /usr/share/doc/quilt/README.source is only available in quilt
-version 0.46-4.1 or later.
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9e0d8dcbe..ce0253771 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ cmake (2.8.4~rc1-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     (Closes: #563479)
   * debian/README.Debian: Deleted, we're shipping an unmodified version of the
     Python modules again.
+  * debian/README.source: Deleted, not needed with "3.0 (quilt)".
 
  -- Kai Wasserbäch <debian@carbon-project.org>  Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:40:34 +0100