--- debian/rules.old	2017-08-16 15:19:15.015393327 +0100
+++ debian/rules	2017-08-16 15:19:27.647279581 +0100
@@ -52,13 +52,6 @@
 	confflags += --build $(DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE) --host $(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)
 endif
 
-# Add dependency on distribution specific version of openssl that fixes Heartbleed (CVE-2014-0160).
-ifeq ($(shell dpkg-vendor --derives-from Ubuntu && echo yes),yes)
-       SUBSTVARS = -Vdist:Depends="libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.1f-1ubuntu2)"
-else
-       SUBSTVARS = -Vdist:Depends="libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.1e-2+deb7u5)"
-endif
-
 # Add libsystemd-dev as a Build-Depends to debian/control if it is known to this system
 ifeq ($(shell apt-cache show libsystemd-dev &>/dev/null && echo yes),yes)
        CONTROL_BUILDDEPS += libsystemd-dev,