diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4432761..fcebe81 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ lxqt-config (2.3.1-0ubuntu1) 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 18:31:04 -0500
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 54178ae..815e6cd 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ Vcs-Browser: https://git.lubuntu.me/Lubuntu/lxqt-config-packaging
 Vcs-Git: https://git.lubuntu.me/Lubuntu/lxqt-config-packaging.git
 Debian-Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/lxqt-team/lxqt-config
 Debian-Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/lxqt-team/lxqt-config.git
-Rules-Requires-Root: no
 Homepage: https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt-config
 
 Package: lxqt-config