diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c0d2b35..6a8d0cb 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ lxqt-admin (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>  Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:04:53 -0500
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 3cbd8c5..afee7dd 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ Vcs-Git: https://git.lubuntu.me/Lubuntu/lxqt-admin-packaging.git
 Debian-Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/lxqt-team/lxqt-admin
 Debian-Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/lxqt-team/lxqt-admin.git
 Homepage: https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt-admin
-Rules-Requires-Root: no
 
 Package: lxqt-admin
 Architecture: any