diff --git a/distros/ubuntu1604/rules.rej b/distros/ubuntu1604/rules.rej
deleted file mode 100644
index 65ad1a163..000000000
--- a/distros/ubuntu1604/rules.rej
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
---- distros/ubuntu1604/rules
-+++ distros/ubuntu1604/rules
-@@ -58,8 +58,10 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
- 
- override_dh_fixperms:
- 	dh_fixperms
--	## 637685
--	chmod -c o-r $(CURDIR)/debian/zoneminder/etc/zm/zm.conf
-+	#
-+	# As requested by the Debian Webapps Policy Manual §3.2.1
-+	chown root:www-data debian/zoneminder-core/etc/zm/zm.conf
-+	chmod 640 debian/zoneminder-core/etc/zm/zm.conf
- 
- override_dh_installinit:
- 	dh_installinit --no-start
---- distros/ubuntu1604/rules
-+++ distros/ubuntu1604/rules
-@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ override_dh_fixperms:
- 	dh_fixperms
- 	#
- 	# As requested by the Debian Webapps Policy Manual §3.2.1
--	chown root:www-data debian/zoneminder-core/etc/zm/zm.conf
--	chmod 640 debian/zoneminder-core/etc/zm/zm.conf
-+	chown root:www-data $(CURDIR)/debian/zoneminder/etc/zm/zm.conf
-+	chmod 640 $(CURDIR)/debian/zoneminder/etc/zm/zm.conf
- 
- override_dh_installinit:
- 	dh_installinit --no-start