diff --git a/debian/rules.real b/debian/rules.real
index c36a31eb3..51ad04282 100644
--- a/debian/rules.real
+++ b/debian/rules.real
@@ -28,18 +28,6 @@ MAKE_CLEAN = $(setup_env) $(MAKE)
 MAKE_SELF := $(MAKE) -f debian/rules.real $(MAKEOVERRIDES)
 MAKEOVERRIDES =
 
-kpkg_image := $(setup_env)
-ifdef DEBIAN_KERNEL_JOBS
-  kpkg_image += CONCURRENCY_LEVEL=$(DEBIAN_KERNEL_JOBS)
-endif
-kpkg_image += make-kpkg --arch '$(firstword $(KPKG_ARCH) $(ARCH))' --cross-compile=- --stem linux --config silentoldconfig
-ifneq ($(INITRAMFS),False)
-  kpkg_image += --initrd
-endif
-ifdef KPKG_SUBARCH
-  kpkg_image += --subarch '$(KPKG_SUBARCH)'
-endif
-
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