diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e445586..d4a626b 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ patroni (2.0.2-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * debian/patches/acceptance_tests_system_patroni.patch: Refreshed.
   * debian/patches/regression_tests_disable_requirement_download.patch:
     Likewise.
-  * debian/control (Build-Depends): Added python3-pysyncobj.
-  * debian/tests/control: Added python3-pysyncobj to regression tests depends.
-  * debian/tests/test: Remove previously added removal of raft-based test
-    files.
 
  -- Debian PostgreSQL Maintainers <team+postgresql@tracker.debian.org>  Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:46:05 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index acb9245..cc2854f 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ Build-Depends:
  python3-psutil,
  python3-psycopg2 (>= 2.6.1),
  python3-pycodestyle,
- python3-pysyncobj,
  python3-pytest,
  python3-pytest-cov,
  python3-setuptools,
diff --git a/debian/tests/control b/debian/tests/control
index 190e85a..632534c 100644
--- a/debian/tests/control
+++ b/debian/tests/control
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ Depends:
  python3-kubernetes,
  python3-mock,
  python3-pytest-cov,
- python3-pysyncobj,
  @,
 Tests: test
 Restrictions: allow-stderr
diff --git a/debian/tests/test b/debian/tests/test
index cba2467..4cadf62 100755
--- a/debian/tests/test
+++ b/debian/tests/test
@@ -9,4 +9,8 @@ export TZ=UTC # suppress UnknownTimeZoneError('Etc/UTC',)
 # clean up afterwards
 trap 'rm -f /tmp/pgpass?' 0 2 3 15
 
+# remove raft tests for now
+rm -f tests/test_raft*py
+rm -f patroni/dcs/raft.py patroni/raft_controller.py
+
 python3 setup.py test