diff --git a/debian/NEWS b/debian/NEWS
index 93e4a41..f46109a 100644
--- a/debian/NEWS
+++ b/debian/NEWS
@@ -1,12 +1,3 @@
-monitoring-plugins (2.4.0-5) unstable; urgency=medium
-
-  Priority of check_curl alternative for check_http is now higher
-  then check_http.deprecated, which means calling check_http is now
-  check_curl. You can change that by: update-alternatives --config check_http
-  Removed also deprecated check_ntp from package.
-
- -- Jan Wagner <waja@cyconet.org>  Thu, 2 Dec 2025 12:49:36 +0100
-
 monitoring-plugins (2.4.0-3) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   The check_http plugin was deprecated. Please migrate the check command
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c76f2d6..5ff6e70 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,27 +1,8 @@
-monitoring-plugins (2.4.0-6) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+monitoring-plugins (2.4.0-5) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * 
 
- -- Jan Wagner <waja@cyconet.org>  Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:15:41 +0100
-
-monitoring-plugins (2.4.0-5) unstable; urgency=medium
-
-  [ Jan Wagner ]
-  * [2bd6e61] d/control: Drop libsystemd0 from build-deps, pulled by
-    libsystemd-dev
-  * [dfe02ab] Adding d/p/27_check_mysql_fix_replica, Fixes reported regression
-    for MariaDB 10.11.14-0+deb12u2 (Closes: #1116027)
-  * [9a01042] Raising alternative of check_curl over check_http. check_curl is
-    prefered
-  * [20257df] d/control: Remove deprecated check_ntp
-
-  [ Bas Couwenberg ]
-  * [52d9fc3] Use test-build-validate-cleanup instead of test-build-twice.
-  * [f047b05] Use debrebuild instead of reprotest.
-  * [861c613] Don't use test-build-validate-cleanup, fails where pbuilder
-    --twice succeeds.
-
- -- Jan Wagner <waja@cyconet.org>  Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:06:48 +0000
+ -- Jan Wagner <waja@cyconet.org>  Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:04:34 +0200
 
 monitoring-plugins (2.4.0-4) unstable; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/debian/monitoring-plugins-basic.alternatives b/debian/monitoring-plugins-basic.alternatives
index 2803be9..699f51e 100644
--- a/debian/monitoring-plugins-basic.alternatives
+++ b/debian/monitoring-plugins-basic.alternatives
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ Priority: 50
 Name: check_http
 Link: /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_http
 Alternative: /usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_curl
-Priority: 100
+Priority: -100
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 6ab0efc..1dc8dd9 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -158,8 +158,6 @@ install: build
 	done
 	# rename check_http to check_http_deprecated for making use of update-alternatives
 	mv ${NP_BASIC_DIR}/${NP_LIBEXEC}/check_http ${NP_BASIC_DIR}/${NP_LIBEXEC}/check_http.deprecated
-	# remove deprecated check_ntp
-	rm ${NP_BASIC_DIR}/${NP_LIBEXEC}/check_ntp
 	# slit out common files
 	for p in ${common_files}; do \
 		mv ${NP_BASIC_DIR}/${NP_LIBEXEC}/$$p ${NP_COMMON_DIR}/${NP_LIBEXEC}; \