diff --git a/auto/build b/auto/build
index d4ffe1a..deea592 100755
--- a/auto/build
+++ b/auto/build
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@
 # /usr/share/live/build/functions/releases.sh)
 export RELEASE_kali="7.0"
 
+export CDEBOOTSTRAP_OPTIONS="--suite-config wheezy"
+
 lb build noauto "$@" 2>&1 | tee binary.log
diff --git a/auto/config b/auto/config
index 0394c36..7470605 100755
--- a/auto/config
+++ b/auto/config
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ export LB_BOOTSTRAP_INCLUDE=initramfs-tools
 
 lb config noauto \
 	--distribution "kali" \
-	--parent-distribution "wheezy" \
+	--parent-distribution "kali" \
 	--debian-installer-distribution "kali" \
 	--parent-debian-installer-distribution "wheezy" \
 	--archive-areas "main contrib non-free" \
diff --git a/config/hooks/workaround-live-build-limitation.chroot b/config/hooks/workaround-live-build-limitation.chroot
deleted file mode 100755
index cd98fcb..0000000
--- a/config/hooks/workaround-live-build-limitation.chroot
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# somehow we need to replace wheezy with kali
-sed -i -e 's/wheezy/kali/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
-