diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index e913e4b77..f9e4bb763 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 
 export PYBUILD_NAME=swh.storage
-export PYBUILD_TEST_ARGS=--with-doctest -sv -a !db,!fs swh/storage
+export PYBUILD_TEST_ARGS=-sv -a !db,!fs swh/storage
 
 %:
 	dh $@ --with python3 --buildsystem=pybuild
 
 
 override_dh_install:
 	dh_install
 	for pyvers in $(shell py3versions -vr); do \
 		mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-swh.storage.listener/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/storage/ ; \
 		mv $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-swh.storage/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/storage/listener.py \
 		   $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-swh.storage.listener/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/storage/ ; \
 		mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-swh.storage.provenance/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/storage/provenance ; \
 		mv $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-swh.storage/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/storage/provenance/* \
 		   $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-swh.storage.provenance/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/storage/provenance/ ; \
 		mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-swh.storage.schemata/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/storage/ ; \
 		mv $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-swh.storage/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/storage/schemata \
 		   $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-swh.storage.schemata/usr/lib/python$$pyvers/dist-packages/swh/storage/ ; \
 	done