diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 7a1a27c..485559e 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
 
 DEB_COPTS = $(COPTS)
 
-# The nettle library in Debian is too old to include
-# ECC support.
-DEB_COPTS += -DNO_NETTLE_ECC
-
 TARGET = install-i18n
 
 DEB_BUILD_ARCH_OS := $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_BUILD_ARCH_OS)