diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 3e071ad..3220d2b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+dump1090-mr (1.08.2302.14+1-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Remove spurious dependencies on net-tools
+
+ -- Oliver Jowett <oliver@mutability.co.uk>  Sun, 07 Dec 2014 12:21:18 +0000
+
 dump1090-mr (1.08.2302.14+1-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Pass --name / --user to start-stop-daemon when starting
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 012b733..4e8cacc 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@ Source: dump1090-mr
 Section: embedded
 Priority: extra
 Maintainer: Oliver Jowett <oliver@mutability.co.uk>
-Build-Depends: debhelper(>=8), net-tools, librtlsdr-dev
+Build-Depends: debhelper(>=8), librtlsdr-dev
 Standards-Version: 3.9.3
 Homepage: https://github.com/MalcolmRobb/dump1090
 Vcs-Git: https://github.com/mutability/dump1090.git -b mr-pi-package
 
 Package: dump1090-mr
 Architecture: any
-Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, net-tools, adduser
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, adduser
 Description: ADS-B Ground Station System for RTL-SDR
  Networked Aviation Mode S / ADS-B decoder/translator with RTL-SDR software
  defined radio USB device support.