diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index f05d457f..e3d90f0d 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 Source: livecd-rootfs
 Section: devel
 Priority: optional
-Build-Depends: sudo, debootstrap, rsync, cloop-utils, debhelper, python-minimal|python
+Build-Depends: debhelper
 Maintainer: LaMont Jones <lamont@canonical.com>
 Standards-Version: 3.6.1.0
 
 Package: livecd-rootfs
 Architecture: all
-Depends: sudo, debootstrap, rsync, cloop-utils, python-minimal|python
+Depends: debootstrap, rsync, cloop-utils, python-minimal|python
 Recommends: partimage
 Description: construction script for the livecd rootfs
  livecd-rootfs provides the script used to create the root filesystem