diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 377940f11..f2f006c9c 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ Source: gajim
 Section: net
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Yann Leboulanger <asterix@lagaule.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7), cdbs (>= 0.4.43), python-support (>= 0.7.1), python-dev, libgtk2.0-dev, python-gtk2-dev, gettext (>= 0.17-4), intltool (>= 0.40.1), imagemagick, python-central (>= 0.5)
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 7), cdbs (>= 0.4.43), python-support (>= 0.7.1), python-dev, libgtk2.0-dev, python-gtk2-dev, gettext (>= 0.17-4), intltool (>= 0.40.1), imagemagick
 Build-Conflicts: python2.3
-XS-Python-Version: >= 2.4
+XS-Python-Version: >= 2.5
 Standards-Version: 3.8.3
 Homepage: http://www.gajim.org
 Vcs-Hg: http://hg.gajim.org/gajim/
diff --git a/debian/pycompat b/debian/pycompat
deleted file mode 100644
index 0cfbf0888..000000000
--- a/debian/pycompat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-2
diff --git a/debian/pyversions b/debian/pyversions
index 6b4950e3d..b3dc41ebc 100644
--- a/debian/pyversions
+++ b/debian/pyversions
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.4
+2.5-