diff --git a/distros/debian8/rules b/distros/debian8/rules
index 2ffa6118e..6f3cf8e73 100755
--- a/distros/debian8/rules
+++ b/distros/debian8/rules
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ override_dh_clean:
 	  fileam=`echo $$filein | sed 's/\(.*\)\.in/\1\.am/'`; \
 	  [ -f $$fileam ] && rm -f $$filein; \
 	done || true
-	#
-	# Remove some remaining files auto-generated by libtool
-	rm -rf m4
-	rm -f ltmain.sh
 
 override_dh_install:
 	dh_install --fail-missing