diff --git a/debian/gitlab.install b/debian/gitlab.install
index 31477ceed3..18d384828e 100644
--- a/debian/gitlab.install
+++ b/debian/gitlab.install
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ README.md usr/share/gitlab
 scripts usr/share/gitlab
 security.txt usr/share/gitlab
 spec usr/share/gitlab
-symbol usr/share/gitlab
 tooling usr/share/gitlab
 vendor usr/share/gitlab
 VERSION usr/share/gitlab
diff --git a/debian/upstream-file-list b/debian/upstream-file-list
index 5026092e6c..f29644a15f 100644
--- a/debian/upstream-file-list
+++ b/debian/upstream-file-list
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ security.txt
 shared
 snowplow-javascript-tracker
 spec
-symbol
 tmp
 tooling
 vendor