diff --git a/debian/postrm b/debian/postrm
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..248b5833e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/postrm
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+if [[ "$1" == "purge" ]] && [[ -e /usr/share/debconf/confmodule ]]; then
+    . /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
+    db_purge
+fi