diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c2fed9b..bf8447d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate dynamic debian rules
         run: |
           bash src/gen-rules.sh >> debian/rules
-          bash src/gen-rules.sh conffiles >> debian/pve-mod.conffiles
 
       - name: Build deb package
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-release.yml b/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
index 67e9a8d..060ff3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-release.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate dynamic debian rules
         run: |
           bash src/gen-rules.sh >> debian/rules
-          bash src/gen-rules.sh conffiles >> debian/pve-mod.conffiles
 
       - name: Build package
         run: dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b
diff --git a/debian/pve-mod.conffiles b/debian/pve-mod.conffiles
index 0c4d9d3..e69de29 100644
--- a/debian/pve-mod.conffiles
+++ b/debian/pve-mod.conffiles
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/etc/pve-mod/pve-mod.conf
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 366b1a2..4061449 100644
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -10,19 +10,14 @@ override_dh_install:
 	# NOT committed to the repository.
 	#
 	# Patch helpers (generic, manifest-driven)
-	install -Dm755 src/Scripts/apply-patches.sh \
-		debian/pve-mod/usr/lib/pve-mod/apply-patches.sh
-	install -Dm755 src/Scripts/revert-patches.sh \
-		debian/pve-mod/usr/lib/pve-mod/revert-patches.sh
+	install -Dm755 src/Scripts/apply-patches.sh debian/pve-mod/usr/lib/pve-mod/apply-patches.sh
+	install -Dm755 src/Scripts/revert-patches.sh debian/pve-mod/usr/lib/pve-mod/revert-patches.sh
 	# Configure tool
-	install -Dm755 src/Scripts/pve-mod-configure \
-		debian/pve-mod/usr/sbin/pve-mod-configure
+	install -Dm755 src/Scripts/pve-mod-configure debian/pve-mod/usr/sbin/pve-mod-configure
 	# Main config (conffile for user edits)
-	install -Dm644 src/pve-mod.conf \
-		debian/pve-mod/etc/pve-mod/pve-mod.conf
+	install -Dm644 src/pve-mod.conf debian/pve-mod/etc/pve-mod/pve-mod.conf
 	# Main config reference copy for upgrade key-diff (not a conffile)
-	install -Dm644 src/pve-mod.conf \
-		debian/pve-mod/usr/share/pve-mod/pve-mod.conf.default
+	install -Dm644 src/pve-mod.conf debian/pve-mod/usr/share/pve-mod/pve-mod.conf.default
 	# ── Dynamic section ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 	# `bash src/gen-rules.sh >> debian/rules` appends per-module install lines
 	# here during CI, just before dpkg-buildpackage. Do not commit them.
diff --git a/src/gen-rules.sh b/src/gen-rules.sh
index 4631f43..cef6578 100644
--- a/src/gen-rules.sh
+++ b/src/gen-rules.sh
@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@
 # pve-mod.conf and the install path usr/lib/pve-mod/patches/<mod>/).
 #
 # Usage:
-#   gen-rules.sh            Emit dpkg install lines (tab-indented, no header).
-#                           Append to debian/rules' override_dh_install recipe:
-#                               bash src/gen-rules.sh >> debian/rules
-#   gen-rules.sh conffiles  Emit per-module conffile paths (one per line).
-#                           Append to debian/pve-mod.conffiles:
-#                               bash src/gen-rules.sh conffiles >> debian/pve-mod.conffiles
+#   gen-rules.sh    Emit dpkg install lines (tab-indented, no header).
+#                   Append to debian/rules' override_dh_install recipe:
+#                       bash src/gen-rules.sh >> debian/rules
+#                   Conffiles under etc/ are detected automatically by
+#                   debhelper (compat 13+); no separate conffiles step needed.
 #
 # For each module it emits, in order:
 #   1. files/files.list  -> install each mapped file at its destination.
@@ -41,8 +40,6 @@ REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
 SRC_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/src"
 PKG_DIR="debian/pve-mod"
 
-MODE="${1:-install}"
-
 # Print the list of module directory names (basenames), sorted, that contain a
 # files/ or patches/ subdirectory.
 list_modules() {
@@ -110,31 +107,6 @@ emit_install_rules() {
     fi
 }
 
-emit_conffiles() {
-    local mod="$1"
-    if [[ -f "$SRC_DIR/$mod/$mod.conf" ]]; then
-        echo "/etc/pve-mod/conf.d/$mod.conf"
-    fi
-}
-
-main() {
-    local mod
-    case "$MODE" in
-        install)
-            for mod in $(list_modules); do
-                emit_install_rules "$mod"
-            done
-            ;;
-        conffiles)
-            for mod in $(list_modules); do
-                emit_conffiles "$mod"
-            done
-            ;;
-        *)
-            echo "Usage: $0 [install|conffiles]" >&2
-            exit 2
-            ;;
-    esac
-}
-
-main
+for mod in $(list_modules); do
+    emit_install_rules "$mod"
+done