diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 76735ef..092e4ab 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -63,21 +63,3 @@ Description: Session manager component for LXQt (debug symbols)
  fine with less powerful machines.
  .
  This package contain the debugging symbols.
-
-# ---- to be removed in 2016 ----
-
-Package: lxqt-session-qt5
-Depends: lxqt-session, ${misc:Depends}
-Priority: extra
-Section: oldlibs
-Architecture: all
-Description: lxqt-session transitional package
- Empty package to facilitate upgrades, can be safely removed.
-
-Package: lxqt-session-qt5-dbg
-Depends: lxqt-session-dbg, ${misc:Depends}
-Priority: extra
-Section: oldlibs
-Architecture: all
-Description: lxqt-session transitional package
- Empty package to facilitate upgrades, can be safely removed.