diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ccc58c0..c2a4ef0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ libfm-qt (2.3.1-0ubuntu1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     - Update build dependencies.
   * Update copyright file.
   * Update Standards-Version to 4.7.3, no changes needed.
+  * Remove redundant 'Rules-Requires-Root: no' control line.
 
  -- Aaron Rainbolt <arraybolt3@ubuntu.com>  Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:28:56 -0600
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 22a0f2b..802bed9 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ Vcs-Git: https://git.lubuntu.me/Lubuntu/libfm-qt-packaging.git
 Debian-Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/lxqt-team/libfm-qt
 Debian-Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/lxqt-team/libfm-qt.git
 Homepage: https://github.com/lxqt/libfm-qt
-Rules-Requires-Root: no
 
 Package: libfm-qt6-16
 Provides: libfm-qt6 (= 15)