diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4dbfb9aa..04c34979 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ byobu (2.69) unreleased; urgency=low
   * debian/control, debian/screen-profiles.postinst, debian/preinst,
     debian/prerm, debian/rules, usr/bin/byobu-janitor:
     - remove more remnants of screen-profiles
+  * debian/rules: drop color symlinks, no longer necessary, should be
+    cleaned up by byobu-janitor now
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:12:39 -0500
 
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 31f34c99..79501379 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ install: build install-po
 	dh_testroot
 	dh_clean -k
 	dh_link usr/share/byobu/keybindings/f-keys usr/share/byobu/keybindings/common
-	for i in black dark dark_blue dark_cyan dark_green dark_purple dark_red dark_yellow light light_blue light_cyan light_green light_purple light_red light_yellow; do dh_link usr/share/byobu/profiles/common usr/share/byobu/profiles/$${i}; done
 	dh_install -X.bzr
 
 # Everything else is handled by dh_install