diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 010386c..6e4a480 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ lxqt-sudo (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 10:05:56 -0500
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 7783738..0e9a574 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ Vcs-Git: https://git.lubuntu.me/Lubuntu/lxqt-sudo-packaging.git
 Debian-Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/cgit/pkg-team/lxqt-sudo
 Debian-Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/lxqt-team/lxqt-sudo.git
 Homepage: https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt-sudo
-Rules-Requires-Root: no
 
 Package: lxqt-sudo
 Architecture: any