diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index f5ce546..fb6aa05 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.124) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Move add-patch, edit-patch, and what-patch from ubuntu-dev-tools into
     devscripts (Closes: #568481).
 
-  [ Mackenzie Morgan ]
-  * Add debhelper and quilt as recommends (LP: #786370)
-
   [ Daniel Holbach ]
   * bitesize:
     - display error message properly. 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 9728d82..f34ff54 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ Depends: binutils,
 Recommends: bzr,
             bzr-builddeb,
             ca-certificates,
-            debhelper,
             debian-archive-keyring,
             debian-keyring,
             debootstrap,
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ Recommends: bzr,
             python-gnupginterface,
             python-magic,
             python-soappy,
-            quilt,
             reportbug (>= 3.39ubuntu1)
 Suggests: python-simplejson | python (>= 2.7), qemu-user-static
 Description: useful tools for Ubuntu developers