--- mawk.old/debian/prerm	Fri Aug 29 00:23:19 2008
+++ /opt/emdebian/trunk/m/mawk/trunk/mawk-1.3.3/debian/prerm	Fri Aug 29 00:23:19 2008
@@ -2,8 +2,4 @@
 
 set -e
 
-if [ "$1" != "upgrade" ]; then
-  update-alternatives --remove awk /usr/bin/mawk
-fi
-
 exit 0