diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6084033b30..c11feb6f22 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+git-annex (5.20140517~bpo70+1) wheezy-backports; urgency=low
+
+  * Updating backport to newest release.
+
+ -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Fri, 23 May 2014 16:47:59 +0000
+
 git-annex (5.20140517) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * webapp: Switched to bootstrap 3.
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 441a1545b2..78c2bad315 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ Build-Depends:
 	wget,
 	curl,
 	openssh-client,
-	git-remote-gcrypt (>= 0.20130908-6),
 Maintainer: Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
 Standards-Version: 3.9.5
 Vcs-Git: git://git.kitenet.net/git-annex