diff --git a/debian/scripts/common.sh b/debian/scripts/common.sh
index 9c12991a012f92c3ec56c8f6b55d25bd2307536d..d8c9bc6f911a7e0413716ceb46fee1e0b58dfe9f 100644
--- a/debian/scripts/common.sh
+++ b/debian/scripts/common.sh
@@ -18,13 +18,8 @@ then
 fi
 
 TOMCAT_PACKAGE="";
-TOMCAT7_OK=$(dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Status}\n' tomcat7|grep "install ok installed")
 TOMCAT8_OK=$(dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Status}\n' tomcat8|grep "install ok installed")
 TOMCAT9_OK=$(dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Status}\n' tomcat9|grep "install ok installed")
-if [ "$TOMCAT7_OK" != "" ];
-then
-  TOMCAT_PACKAGE='tomcat7'
-fi
 if [ "$TOMCAT8_OK" != "" ];
 then
   TOMCAT_PACKAGE='tomcat8'