diff --git a/debian.master/rules.d/hooks.mk b/debian.master/rules.d/hooks.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 94db6b78d498..000000000000
--- a/debian.master/rules.d/hooks.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-do_enforce_all = true
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index b78aff60ce24..70ad432a2e90 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ do_cloud_tools=$(sort $(filter-out false,$(do_tools_hyperv)))
 do_tools_common?=true
 do_tools_host?=false
 do_tools_perf_jvmti?=false
-do_enforce_all?=false
 
 # Default settings for DKMS modules.
 $(foreach _m,$(all_dkms_modules), \
diff --git a/debian/rules.d/1-maintainer.mk b/debian/rules.d/1-maintainer.mk
index 839e93a15371..820c14139947 100644
--- a/debian/rules.d/1-maintainer.mk
+++ b/debian/rules.d/1-maintainer.mk
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ printenv:
 	@echo " sipl_signed              = $(sipl_signed)"
 	@echo
 	@echo "do_skip_checks            = $(do_skip_checks)"
-	@echo "do_enforce_all            = $(do_enforce_all)"
 	@echo "do_full_build             = $(do_full_build)"
 	@echo "do_mainline_build         = $(do_mainline_build)"
 	@echo "do_dbgsym_package         = $(do_dbgsym_package)"