diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 15fd3f7..1a9cbe3 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+gstreamer1.0 (1.9.90-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * debian/control.in:
+    + Remove obsolete and redudant build dependency on
+      jade (Closes: #840370).
+
+ -- Sebastian Dröge <slomo@debian.org>  Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:21:49 +0200
+
 gstreamer1.0 (1.9.90-1) experimental; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream unstable release:
diff --git a/debian/control.in b/debian/control.in
index 4bbfe8c..ee368ac 100644
--- a/debian/control.in
+++ b/debian/control.in
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
                libcap-dev [linux-any]
 Build-Depends-Indep: python (>= 2.2),
                      gtk-doc-tools (>= 1.12),
-                     jade (>= 1.2.1),
                      texlive-generic-recommended,
                      transfig (>= 3.2.3.c),
                      docbook-utils (>= 0.6.9),