diff --git a/debian/rules.d/0-common-vars.mk b/debian/rules.d/0-common-vars.mk
index aeb410566946..afc043eb7815 100644
--- a/debian/rules.d/0-common-vars.mk
+++ b/debian/rules.d/0-common-vars.mk
@@ -66,18 +66,6 @@ ifneq ($(do_full_build),false)
   uploadnum	:= $(uploadnum)-Ubuntu
 endif
 
-# XXX: linux-libc-dev got bumped to -803.N inadvertantly by a ti-omap4 upload
-#      shift our version higher for this package only.  Ensure this only
-#      occurs for the v2.6.35 kernel so that we do not propogate this into
-#      any other series.
-raw_uploadnum	:= $(shell echo $(revision) | sed -e 's/.*\.//')
-libc_dev_version :=
-ifeq ($(DEBIAN),debian.master)
-ifeq ($(release),2.6.35)
-libc_dev_version := -v$(release)-$(shell expr "$(abinum)" + 1000).$(raw_uploadnum)
-endif
-endif
-
 DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH = $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
 DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE  = $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)
 DEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE = $(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_BUILD_GNU_TYPE)
diff --git a/debian/rules.d/1-maintainer.mk b/debian/rules.d/1-maintainer.mk
index 820c14139947..a5ea2241be79 100644
--- a/debian/rules.d/1-maintainer.mk
+++ b/debian/rules.d/1-maintainer.mk
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ printenv:
 	@echo "hdr_pkg_name              = $(hdrs_pkg_name)"
 	@echo "rust_pkg_name             = $(rust_pkg_name)"
 	@echo "doc_pkg_name              = $(doc_pkg_name)"
-	@echo "libc_dev_version          = $(libc_dev_version)"
 	@echo "ubuntu_selftests          = $(ubuntu_selftests)"
 	@echo "arch                      = $(arch)"
 	@echo "kmake                     = $(kmake)"