diff --git a/debian/notmuch.dirs b/debian/notmuch.dirs
index 41691dff..caa41609 100644
--- a/debian/notmuch.dirs
+++ b/debian/notmuch.dirs
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 usr/bin
-usr/share
-usr/share/man
-usr/share/man1
 usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/notmuch
 etc/bash_completion.d