diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 3e0602d..595f999 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ lximage-qt (2.3.0-0ubuntu1) resolute; urgency=medium
   * New upstream release.
   * Update copyright file.
   * Update Standards-Version to 4.7.3, no changes needed.
+  * Remove unnecessary Rules-Requires-Root.
 
  -- Aaron Rainbolt <arraybolt3@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:36:52 -0500
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 3f227ae..8a99684 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ Vcs-Git: https://git.lubuntu.me/Lubuntu/lxqt-about-packaging.git
 Debian-Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/lxqt-team/lxqt-about
 Debian-Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/lxqt-team/lxqt-about.git
 Homepage: https://github.com/lxqt/lximage-qt
-Rules-Requires-Root: no
 
 Package: lximage-qt
 Architecture: any