diff --git a/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/deb/__init__.py b/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/deb/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/deb/code/__init__.py b/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/deb/code/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/deb/code/deb.py b/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/deb/code/deb.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f76600e9..00000000
--- a/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/deb/code/deb.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-'''
-This plugin unpacks debian packages
-'''
-from common_helper_process import execute_shell_command
-
-NAME = 'Deb'
-MIME_PATTERNS = ['application/vnd.debian.binary-package']
-VERSION = '0.1'
-
-
-def unpack_function(file_path, tmp_dir):
-    return {'output': execute_shell_command('fakeroot dpkg-deb -v -x {} {}'.format(file_path, tmp_dir))}
-
-
-# ----> Do not edit below this line <----
-def setup(unpack_tool):
-    for item in MIME_PATTERNS:
-        unpack_tool.register_plugin(item, (unpack_function, NAME, VERSION))
diff --git a/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/deb/test/__init__.py b/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/deb/test/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/deb/test/test_deb.py b/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/deb/test/test_deb.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c1fc4fa7..00000000
--- a/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/deb/test/test_deb.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-import os
-from test.unit.unpacker.test_unpacker import TestUnpackerBase
-
-
-TEST_DATA_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'data')
-
-
-class TestDebUnpacker(TestUnpackerBase):
-
-    def test_unpacker_selection_generic(self):
-        self.check_unpacker_selection('application/vnd.debian.binary-package', 'Deb')
-
-    def test_extraction(self):
-        files, meta_data = self.unpacker.extract_files_from_file(os.path.join(TEST_DATA_DIR, 'test.deb'), self.tmp_dir.name)
-
-        assert len(files) == 3, 'file number incorrect'
-        assert './usr/bin/test_elf_sfx' in meta_data['output']
diff --git a/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/patool/code/patool.py b/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/patool/code/patool.py
index 90f8e337..530378b0 100644
--- a/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/patool/code/patool.py
+++ b/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/patool/code/patool.py
@@ -5,16 +5,42 @@
 
 NAME = 'PaTool'
 MIME_PATTERNS = [
-    'application/x-lrzip', 'application/x-cpio', 'application/x-archive', 'application/x-adf',
-    'application/x-redhat-package-manager', 'application/x-rpm', 'application/x-lzop', 'application/x-lzh',
-    'application/x-lha', 'application/x-cab', 'application/vnd.ms-cab-compressed', 'application/zpaq',
-    'application/x-chm', 'application/x-gzip', 'application/gzip', 'application/x-bzip2', 'application/x-dms',
-    'application/x-debian-package', 'application/x-rzip', 'application/x-tar', 'application/x-shar',
-    'application/x-lzip', 'application/x-alzip', 'application/x-rar', 'application/rar',
-    'application/java-archive', 'application/x-iso9660-image', 'application/x-compress', 'application/x-arc',
-    'audio/flac', 'application/x-ace', 'application/x-zoo', 'application/x-xz'
+    'application/gzip',
+    'application/java-archive',
+    'application/rar',
+    'application/vnd.debian.binary-package',
+    'application/vnd.ms-cab-compressed',
+    'application/x-ace',
+    'application/x-adf',
+    'application/x-alzip',
+    'application/x-arc',
+    'application/x-archive',
+    'application/x-bzip2',
+    'application/x-cab',
+    'application/x-chm',
+    'application/x-compress',
+    'application/x-cpio',
+    'application/x-debian-package',
+    'application/x-dms',
+    'application/x-gzip',
+    'application/x-iso9660-image',
+    'application/x-lha',
+    'application/x-lrzip',
+    'application/x-lzh',
+    'application/x-lzip',
+    'application/x-lzop',
+    'application/x-rar',
+    'application/x-redhat-package-manager',
+    'application/x-rpm',
+    'application/x-rzip',
+    'application/x-shar',
+    'application/x-tar',
+    'application/x-xz',
+    'application/x-zoo',
+    'application/zpaq',
+    'audio/flac',
 ]
-VERSION = '0.5.2'
+VERSION = '0.5.3'
 
 TOOL_PATH = execute_shell_command('which patool').strip()
 
@@ -25,7 +51,9 @@ def unpack_function(file_path, tmp_dir):
     tmp_dir should be used to store the extracted files.
     """
     return {
-        'output': execute_shell_command('fakeroot python3 {} extract --outdir {} {}'.format(TOOL_PATH, tmp_dir, file_path), timeout=600)
+        'output': execute_shell_command(
+            f'fakeroot python3 {TOOL_PATH} extract --outdir {tmp_dir} {file_path}', timeout=600
+        )
     }
 
 
diff --git a/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/deb/test/data/test.deb b/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/patool/test/data/test.deb
similarity index 100%
rename from fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/deb/test/data/test.deb
rename to fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/patool/test/data/test.deb
diff --git a/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/patool/test/test_plugin_patool.py b/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/patool/test/test_plugin_patool.py
index 47030600..65812388 100644
--- a/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/patool/test/test_plugin_patool.py
+++ b/fact_extractor/plugins/unpacking/patool/test/test_plugin_patool.py
@@ -26,3 +26,9 @@ def test_extraction(self, in_file, ignore):
             output=False,
             ignore=ignore,
         )
+
+    def test_extract_deb(self):
+        in_file = os.path.join(TEST_DATA_DIR, 'test.deb')
+        files, meta_data = self.unpacker.extract_files_from_file(in_file, self.tmp_dir.name)
+        assert len(files) == 3, f'file number incorrect: {meta_data}'
+        assert 'extracted to' in meta_data['output']