diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0405877..05d1eab 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.204) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * Add a manpage for running-autopkgtests.
   * Add a large warning at the top of mk-sbuild encouraging the use of the
     unshare backend. This is to provide ample warning to users.
+  * Remove mail line from default ~/.sbuildrc, to resolve the undeclared
+    dependency on sendmail (Closes: #1074632).
 
   [ Julien Plissonneau Duquène ]
   * Fix reverse-depends -b crash on packages that b-d on themselves
diff --git a/mk-sbuild b/mk-sbuild
index 7d8d4e6..738c7f8 100755
--- a/mk-sbuild
+++ b/mk-sbuild
@@ -324,9 +324,6 @@ if [ ! -w /var/lib/sbuild ]; then
 
 # *** VERIFY AND UPDATE \$mailto and \$maintainer_name BELOW ***
 
-# Mail address where logs are sent to (mandatory, no default!)
-\$mailto = '$USER';
-
 # Name to use as override in .changes files for the Maintainer: field
 #\$maintainer_name='$USER <$USER@localhost>';