diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index cdfa47b..d80ad5f 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ lxqt-menu-data (2.3.0-0ubuntu1) 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 12:40:43 -0600
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 7830fda..3cc5e1c 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Lubuntu Developers <lubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com>
 Uploaders: Simon Quigley <tsimonq2@ubuntu.com>,
            Aaron Rainbolt <arraybolt3@ubuntu.com>
-Rules-Requires-Root: no
 Build-Depends: cmake, debhelper-compat (= 13), lxqt-build-tools (>= 2.3.0)
 Standards-Version: 4.7.3
 Vcs-Browser: https://git.lubuntu.me/Lubuntu/lxqt-menu-data-packaging