diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index b371968a..f00d88e4 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ Homepage: https://www.aptly.info
 Vcs-Git: https://github.com/aptly-dev/aptly.git
 Vcs-Browser: https://github.com/aptly-dev/aptly
 XS-Go-Import-Path: github.com/aptly-dev/aptly
+Testsuite: autopkgtest-pkg-go
 
 Package: aptly
 Architecture: any
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 4d29e759..1f8bcddd 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -20,15 +20,8 @@ override_dh_auto_clean:
 	rm -rf obj-$(DEB_TARGET_GNU_TYPE)/
 	dh_auto_clean
 
-override_dh_auto_build:
-	echo $(DEB_VERSION) > VERSION
-	go build -o build/aptly
-
-	# when dependencies fully debianized:
-	# echo $(DEB_VERSION) > obj-$(DEB_TARGET_GNU_TYPE)/src/github.com/aptly-dev/aptly/VERSION
-	# dh_auto_build
-
 override_dh_auto_test:
+	# run during autopkgtests
 
 override_dh_auto_install:
 	dh_auto_install -- --no-source