diff --git a/debian/patches/debian-changes b/debian/patches/debian-changes
deleted file mode 100644
index eff0294a..00000000
--- a/debian/patches/debian-changes
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-Description: Autogenerated patch header for a single-debian-patch file.
- The delta against upstream is either kept as a single patch, or maintained
- in some VCS, and exported as a single patch instead of more manageable
- atomic patches.
-Forwarded: not-needed
-
----
---- /dev/null
-+++ notmuch-0.38/trial.el
-@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
-+(profiler-start 'mem)
-+(notmuch-show "mimetype:image and date:2023")
-+(profiler-stop)
-+(profiler-report)
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
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index 7bb82529..00000000
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-debian-changes