diff --git a/contrib/debian/rules b/contrib/debian/rules
index 1eef26e..e24f946 100755
--- a/contrib/debian/rules
+++ b/contrib/debian/rules
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@
         $$py-dbg setup.py build; \
     done
 
-	# Ruby library
-	cd $(CURDIR)/lib/rb	&& \
-		ruby setup.rb config --installdirs=std && \
-		ruby setup.rb setup
-
 	# PHP
 	cd $(CURDIR)/lib/php/src/ext/thrift_protocol && \
 		phpize && \
@@ -106,7 +101,7 @@
 	# debian/<package>-doc.
 	#INSTALLDOC#
 
-    # Java
+        # Java
 	mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/debian/libthrift-java/usr/share/java/ && \
 	cp $(CURDIR)/lib/java/build/libthrift*.jar \
 		$(CURDIR)/debian/libthrift-java/usr/share/java/
@@ -138,13 +133,13 @@
 	# debian/tmp.
 	#$(MAKE) DESTDIR=$(CURDIR)/debian/thrift install
 
-	#compiler
+	# Compiler
 	mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/debian/thrift-compiler/usr/bin && \
 	cp $(CURDIR)/compiler/cpp/thrift \
 		$(CURDIR)/debian/thrift-compiler/usr/bin/thrift && \
 	rmdir $(CURDIR)/debian/thrift-compiler/usr/sbin
 
-	#python
+	# Python
 	cd $(CURDIR)/lib/py && \
 	for py in $(PYVERS); do \
 		$$py setup.py install --no-compile --root=$(CURDIR)/debian/python-thrift; \
@@ -156,11 +151,6 @@
 	find $(CURDIR)/debian/python-thrift-dbg -name "*.egg-info" -print0 | xargs -0 rm -f
 	find $(CURDIR)/debian/python-thrift-dbg -depth -type d -empty -exec rmdir {} \;
 
-	#ruby
-	mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/debian/libthrift-ruby && \
-	cd $(CURDIR)/lib/rb && \
-		ruby setup.rb install --prefix=$(CURDIR)/debian/libthrift-ruby
-
 	# PHP
 	mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/debian/php5-thrift
 	cd $(CURDIR)/lib/php && \
@@ -187,7 +177,7 @@
 	dh_installexamples
 	dh_installman
 	dh_link
-	dh_strip -Npython-thrift-dbg -Nthrift-compiler -Nlibthrift0 -Nlibthrift-ruby --dbg=python-thrift-dbg
+	dh_strip -Npython-thrift-dbg -Nthrift-compiler -Nlibthrift0 --dbg=python-thrift-dbg
 	dh_strip -Npython-thrift-dbg
 	dh_compress
 	dh_fixperms