--- a/scripts/innupgrade.in
+++ b/scripts/innupgrade.in
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ use Getopt::Long qw(GetOptions);
            'filter.tcl'       => 'filter.tcl.OLD',
            'startup.tcl'      => 'startup.tcl.OLD',
 
-           'motd.news'        => 'motd.nnrpd',       # Rename in INN 2.5.3.
-           'radius.conf'      => 'inn-radius.conf',  # Rename in INN 2.5.4.
+# In Debian we handle this via the dpkg conffile mechanism
+#           'motd.news'        => 'motd.nnrpd',       # Rename in INN 2.5.3.
+#           'radius.conf'      => 'inn-radius.conf',  # Rename in INN 2.5.4.
            'radius.conf.5'    => ''
           );
 
