diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 52ab12f..52d96ef 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/make -f
 
 export PYBUILD_NAME=swh.counters
 
 %:
 	dh $@ --with python3 --buildsystem=pybuild
+
+override_dh_install:
+	dh_install
+	rm -v $(CURDIR)/debian/python3-*/usr/lib/python*/dist-packages/swh/__init__.py