diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index bdf9095..edec45b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.140) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   [ Daniel Hahler ]
   * ubuntutools/archive.py: use ProxyHandler in _download_file.
     This makes use of the system proxy (e.g. http_proxy).
+  * pbuilder-dist: Do not force default value for `--aptcache` argument
+    (LP: #956903)
 
  -- Daniel Hahler <ubuntu@thequod.de>  Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:21:00 +0100
 
diff --git a/pbuilder-dist b/pbuilder-dist
index acf0578..2bae445 100755
--- a/pbuilder-dist
+++ b/pbuilder-dist
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ class PbuilderDist:
             '--%s' % self.operation,
             '--distribution', self.target_distro,
             '--buildresult', result,
-            '--aptcache', '/var/cache/apt/archives/',
             '--override-config',
         ]