diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 58aee7da..074227f6 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # patacrep {current_master}
 
+* Fix `pdfobjcompresslevel` undefined control sequence [#243](https://github.com/patacrep/patacrep/pull/243)
+
 # patacrep 5.1.1
 * Fix the auto-release to pypy
 
diff --git a/patacrep/data/templates/styles/patacrep.sty b/patacrep/data/templates/styles/patacrep.sty
index bdcf41ce..deaad66f 100644
--- a/patacrep/data/templates/styles/patacrep.sty
+++ b/patacrep/data/templates/styles/patacrep.sty
@@ -79,11 +79,6 @@
     \renewcommand{\colbotglue}{0pt plus .5\textheight minus 0pt}%
 \fi
 
-% Patch for Debian TeXLive 2012
-% A bug may produce corrupted PDF
-\pdfobjcompresslevel=0
-
-
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 % Unicode characters
 \RequirePackage{fontspec}