diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 00c1b26..64bb73c 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 Package: osmo-msc
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: foreign
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}, adduser
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}
 Recommends: osmo-mgw
 Description: OsmoMSC: Osmocom's Mobile Switching Center for 2G and 3G circuit-switched mobile networks
   The Mobile Switching Center (MSC) is the heart of 2G/3G