diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index fd380a4..d94ab20 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ trader (7.10-1) unstable; urgency=low
     updated translations, migrated the repository from Subversion to Git.
   * Updated to Debian Policy 3.9.8 (no changes).
   * Require GNU Gettext 0.19.3 (as shipped with Debian Jessie) or newer.
+  * Removed the inhibition on updating the GNU Gettext files as required.
 
  --
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 10fd763..d5a5baa 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2011-17, John Zaitseff
 
 %:
-	env AUTOPOINT=true  dh $@ --with autoreconf
+	dh $@ --with autoreconf
 
 override_dh_auto_configure:
 	dh_auto_configure -- --prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/games