diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index ef52b5ef..2541c07f 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 debian-branch = debian/master
 upstream-branch = upstream/latest
-
-[buildpackage]
-compression = gz