diff --git a/debian/openerp-server.postrm b/debian/openerp-server.postrm
index e9effaa8351..136975d147d 100644
--- a/debian/openerp-server.postrm
+++ b/debian/openerp-server.postrm
@@ -2,31 +2,10 @@
 
 set -e
 
-if [ -e /usr/share/debconf/confmodule ]
-then
-	_DEBCONF="true"
-
-	. /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
-fi
-
 case "${1}" in
 	remove)
-		if [ "${_DEBCONF}" = "true"  ]
-		then
-			db_version 2.0
-
-			db_get openerp-server/username
-			_USERNAME="${RET}"
-
-			db_stop
-		fi
-
-		if [ -z "${_USERNAME}" ]
-		then
-			_USERNAME="openerp"
-		fi
-
-		_GROUPNAME="${_USERNAME}"
+		_USERNAME="openerp"
+		_GROUPNAME="openerp"
 
 		if [ -x /usr/sbin/deluser ]
 		then
@@ -39,8 +18,8 @@ case "${1}" in
 		fi
 
 		rm -f /usr/lib/openerp-server/addons/__init__.pyc
-		rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /usr/lib/openerp-server/addons
-		rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /usr/lib/openerp-server
+		rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /usr/lib/openerp-server/addons || true
+		rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /usr/lib/openerp-server || true
 		;;
 
 	purge|upgrade|failed-upgrade|abort-install|abort-upgrade|disappear)