diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 1706bdab838f..1094ff574049 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ linux (4.5.4-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     which does not build tools packages
   * debian/control,debian/rules,debian/rules.d: Support the 'nodoc' build
     profile
+  * debian/control: Remove alternate build-dependency on binutils-dev that was
+    used for backports to wheezy
 
  -- Aurelien Jarno <aurel32@debian.org>  Tue, 10 May 2016 23:58:07 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/templates/control.source.in b/debian/templates/control.source.in
index fb666c492e9c..cb0dce4f5ebe 100644
--- a/debian/templates/control.source.in
+++ b/debian/templates/control.source.in
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Build-Depends:
  libaudit-dev <!stage1 !pkg.linux.notools>,
  libdw-dev <!stage1 !pkg.linux.notools>,
  libelf-dev <!stage1 !pkg.linux.notools>,
- libiberty-dev <!stage1 !pkg.linux.notools> | binutils-dev (<< 2.23.91.20131123-1) <!stage1 !pkg.linux.notools>,
+ libiberty-dev <!stage1 !pkg.linux.notools>,
  libnewt-dev <!stage1 !pkg.linux.notools>,
  libnuma-dev [amd64 arm64 hppa i386 mips mips64 mips64el mipsel powerpc powerpcspe ppc64 ppc64el sparc x32] <!stage1 !pkg.linux.notools>,
  libperl-dev <!stage1 !pkg.linux.notools>,