diff --git a/debian/rules.defs b/debian/rules.defs
index aa23f220a..1b91f5ec0 100644
--- a/debian/rules.defs
+++ b/debian/rules.defs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 BUILD_DIR = debian/build
 STAMPS_DIR = debian/stamps
 
-export DEBIAN_KERNEL_DISABLE_DEBUG=1
-export DEBIAN_KERNEL_DISABLE_INSTALLER=1