diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 599ead0c6..1a1d87fa3 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -171,18 +171,3 @@ Description: easy to manage, privacy oriented home server
  This package provides the FreedomBox Service (Plinth) which installs,
  configures and manages all functions of FreedomBox. The service is managed
  using a web interface available at https://localhost/.
-
-Package: plinth
-Architecture: all
-Section: oldlibs
-Depends:
- ${misc:Depends},
- freedombox (>> 0.46.0),
-Description: easy to manage, privacy oriented home server (transitional package)
- FreedomBox is designed to be your own inexpensive server at home. It runs free
- software and offers an increasing number of services ranging from a calendar or
- jabber server to a wiki or VPN. A web interface allows you to easily install
- and configure your apps.
- .
- This is a transitional package. It can safely be removed. plinth package has
- been renamed to freedombox.