--- a/usr/share/debootstrap/functions
+++ b/usr/share/debootstrap/functions
@@ -859,8 +859,6 @@ choose_extractor () {
 
 	if [ -n "$EXTRACTOR_OVERRIDE" ]; then
 		extractor="$EXTRACTOR_OVERRIDE"
-	elif type dpkg-deb >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-		extractor="dpkg-deb"
 	else
 		extractor="ar"
 	fi
