2 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9065c08ca..c44380b1a 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ openssh (1:5.8p1-4) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * Drop hardcoded dependencies on libssl0.9.8 and libcrypto0.9.8-udeb,
     since the required minimum versions are rather old now anyway and
     openssl has bumped its SONAME (thanks, Julien Cristau; closes: #620828).
+  * Remove unreachable code from openssh-server.postinst.
 
  -- Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>  Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:44:29 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/openssh-server.postinst b/debian/openssh-server.postinst
index 5c4c79d5c..cf3fa68ea 100644
--- a/debian/openssh-server.postinst
+++ b/debian/openssh-server.postinst
@@ -288,11 +288,6 @@ create_sshdconfig() {
             return 0
         fi
 
-        #Preserve old sshd_config before generating a new one
-        if [ -e /etc/ssh/sshd_config ] ; then 
-            mv /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config.dpkg-old
-        fi
-
         cat <<EOF > /etc/ssh/sshd_config
 # Package generated configuration file
 # See the sshd_config(5) manpage for details