diff --git a/debian/control.modules.in b/debian/control.modules.in
index 1fe2cac5d..2e726a2ec 100644
--- a/debian/control.modules.in
+++ b/debian/control.modules.in
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ Package: ngcp-rtpengine-kernel-modules-_KVERS_
 Architecture: any
 Depends:
  linux-modules-_KVERS_ | linux-image-_KVERS_,
-Provides:
- ngcp-rtpengine-kernel,
 Description: IPtables kernel module for the NGCP media proxy
  This package provides the ngcp-rtpengine module for
  the Linux kernel version _KVERS_.
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 2926441e1..483189c03 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ pdkms:=ngcp-rtpengine-kernel-dkms
 sname:=ngcp-rtpengine
 # Source version
 sversion:=$(DEB_VERSION_UPSTREAM)
-
-PACKAGE=ngcp-rtpengine-kernel
 ## end of kernel package specific stuff
 
 XTABLES_DIR:=$(shell pkg-config xtables --variable=xtlibdir || echo /lib/xtables)