diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 8bf97439..a77ffa15 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ override_dh_auto_build:
 override_dh_auto_clean:
 	dh_auto_clean
 	PYBUILD_NAME=notmuch dh_auto_clean --buildsystem=pybuild --sourcedirectory bindings/python
-	PYBUILD_NAME=notmuch2 dh_auto_clean --buildsystem=pybuild --sourcedirectory bindings/python-cffi
 	dh_auto_clean --sourcedirectory bindings/ruby
 	$(MAKE) -C contrib/notmuch-mutt clean