diff --git a/debian/bin/touch b/debian/bin/touch
deleted file mode 100755
index 4dbd957af..000000000
--- a/debian/bin/touch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -e
-
-if [ -z "${1##-*}" ] && [ "$1" != -- ]; then
-	exec touch.orig "$@"
-fi
-
-trap 'rm -f $TMP' EXIT
-TMP=$(tempfile)
-
-# Create the files if they don't exist.
-touch.orig -a "$@"
-
-tar -P --remove-files -cf $TMP "$@"
-tar xfP $TMP
-rm -f $TMP
-exec touch.orig "$@"
diff --git a/debian/lib/python/debian_linux/utils.py b/debian/lib/python/debian_linux/utils.py
index 770fd4829..5f73837f0 100644
--- a/debian/lib/python/debian_linux/utils.py
+++ b/debian/lib/python/debian_linux/utils.py
@@ -1,19 +1,24 @@
 import debian, re, textwrap
 
-class _sorted_dict(dict):
-    __slots__ = ('_list')
+class sorted_dict(dict):
+    __slots__ = '_list',
 
     def __init__(self, entries = None):
-        super(_sorted_dict, self).__init__()
+        super(sorted_dict, self).__init__()
         self._list = []
         if entries is not None:
             for key, value in entries:
                 self[key] = value
 
     def __delitem__(self, key):
-        super(_sorted_dict, self).__delitem__(key)
+        super(sorted_dict, self).__delitem__(key)
         self._list.remove(key)
 
+    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
+        super(sorted_dict, self).__setitem__(key, value)
+        if key not in self._list:
+            self._list.append(key)
+
     def iterkeys(self):
         for i in iter(self._list):
             yield i
@@ -26,14 +31,6 @@ class _sorted_dict(dict):
         for i in iter(self._list):
             yield self[i]
 
-class sorted_dict(_sorted_dict):
-    __slots__ = ()
-
-    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
-        super(sorted_dict, self).__setitem__(key, value)
-        if key not in self._list:
-            self._list.append(key)
-
 class field_list(list):
     TYPE_WHITESPACE = object()
     TYPE_COMMATA = object()
diff --git a/debian/rules.real b/debian/rules.real
index ee72e0e36..8e0412fcf 100644
--- a/debian/rules.real
+++ b/debian/rules.real
@@ -100,11 +100,6 @@ $(STAMPS_DIR)/source: debian/bin/apply.py
 	mkdir -p '$(DIR)'
 	cp -al $(srcfiles) '$(DIR)'
 	$(patch_cmd)
-	#make-kpkg does this when building kernel-source.
-	mv '$(DIR)/scripts/package/Makefile' '$(DIR)/scripts/package/Makefile.dist'
-	mv '$(DIR)/scripts/package/builddeb' '$(DIR)/scripts/package/builddeb.dist'
-	echo "# Dummy Makefile" > '$(DIR)/scripts/package/Makefile'
-	echo "all:" >> '$(DIR)/scripts/package/Makefile'
 	touch '$@'
 
 $(STAMPS_DIR)/source-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH): SOURCE_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/source
@@ -126,7 +121,6 @@ $(STAMPS_DIR)/source-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH): $(STAMPS_DIR)/source
 #
 $(STAMPS_DIR)/build-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR): DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/build-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR)
 $(STAMPS_DIR)/build-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR): $(STAMPS_DIR)/setup-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR)
-	ln -fs "$$(command -v touch)" debian/build/touch.orig
 	cd '$(DIR)'; $(setup_env) PATH='$(CURDIR)/build:$(CURDIR)/bin:$(PATH)' $(kpkg_image) build
 	touch '$@'
 
@@ -140,6 +134,8 @@ $(STAMPS_DIR)/setup-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR): $(BUILD_DIR)/config.$(ARCH)-$
 	touch '$@'
 
 install-base:
+	dh_installchangelogs
+	dh_installdocs
 	dh_compress
 	dh_fixperms
 	dh_installdeb
@@ -172,8 +168,6 @@ install-dummy:
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
 	dh_clean -d -k
-	dh_installchangelogs
-	dh_installdocs
 	$(MAKE) -f debian/rules.real install-base
 
 install-image-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR): SOURCE_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/build-$(ARCH)-$(SUBARCH)-$(FLAVOUR)
@@ -303,8 +297,6 @@ install-headers-all:
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
 	dh_install $(DH_OPTIONS) debian/arch debian/lib debian/modules '/usr/src/linux-headers-$(VERSION)'
-	dh_installdocs $(DH_OPTIONS)
-	dh_installchangelogs $(DH_OPTIONS)
 	dh_python $(DH_OPTIONS) -V 2.4 /usr/src/linux-headers-$(VERSION)/lib/python
 	$(MAKE) -f debian/rules.real install-base DH_OPTIONS='$(DH_OPTIONS)'
 
@@ -329,8 +321,6 @@ install-patch:
 	chmod 755 '$(pfull)/apply/debian' '$(pfull)/unpatch/debian'
 	chmod 644 '$(pfull)/debian/'*.patch
 	bzip2 -9 '$(pfull)/debian/'*.patch
-	dh_installdocs $(DH_OPTIONS)
-	dh_installchangelogs $(DH_OPTIONS)
 	$(MAKE) -f debian/rules.real install-base DH_OPTIONS='$(DH_OPTIONS)'
 
 install-source: DH_OPTIONS = -plinux-source-$(VERSION)
@@ -338,8 +328,6 @@ install-source: $(BUILD_DIR)/linux-source-$(UPSTREAM_VERSION).tar.bz2
 	dh_testdir
 	dh_testroot
 	dh_install $(DH_OPTIONS) '$<' /usr/src
-	dh_installdocs $(DH_OPTIONS) README
-	dh_installchangelogs $(DH_OPTIONS)
 	$(MAKE) -f debian/rules.real install-base DH_OPTIONS='$(DH_OPTIONS)'
 
 install-tree: DH_OPTIONS = -plinux-tree-$(VERSION)