diff --git a/debian/ngcp-sems.tmpfiles.d.conf b/debian/ngcp-sems.tmpfiles
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/ngcp-sems.tmpfiles.d.conf
rename to debian/ngcp-sems.tmpfiles
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 30639dff..85d01ab8 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 	dh_python2
 	dh_python2 /usr/lib/$(APP_NAME)
 
-	# config file needed to create cache and run dirs with tmpfiles.d (there
-	# is no .install file to make )
-	mkdir -p $(CURDIR)/debian/$(APP_NAME)/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/
-	cp $(CURDIR)/debian/ngcp-sems.tmpfiles.d.conf $(CURDIR)/debian/$(APP_NAME)/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/ngcp-sems.conf
-
 override_dh_strip:
 	dh_strip --dbgsym-migration='$(APP_NAME)-dbg (<= 1:1.6.0-1+0~mr6.0.0.0)'
 	# MT#7431 those binaries aren't automatically stripped