diff --git a/debian/postrm b/debian/postrm
index 4ed9841..7fe7697 100644
--- a/debian/postrm
+++ b/debian/postrm
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 set -e
 
-if [ -x /usr/sbin/dpkg-statoverride ]; then
-  if dpkg-statoverride --list /usr/bin/imget >/dev/null ; then
-    dpkg-statoverride --remove /usr/bin/imget
-  fi
+if dpkg-statoverride --list /usr/bin/imget >/dev/null ; then
+  dpkg-statoverride --remove /usr/bin/imget
 fi
 
 if [ "$1" = "purge" ]; then