diff -u python2.7-2.7.18/debian/changelog python2.7-2.7.18/debian/changelog
--- python2.7-2.7.18/debian/changelog
+++ python2.7-2.7.18/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+python2.7 (2.7.18-13.1+rpi2) bookworm-staging; urgency=medium
+
+  * Remove hardcoded dependency on libssl1.1 (Closes: #997083)
+
+ -- Peter Michael Green <plugwash@raspbian.org>  Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:45:24 +0000
+
 python2.7 (2.7.18-13.1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Non-maintainer upload.
diff -u python2.7-2.7.18/debian/control python2.7-2.7.18/debian/control
--- python2.7-2.7.18/debian/control
+++ python2.7-2.7.18/debian/control
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: same
 Priority: optional
-Depends: libpython2.7-minimal (= ${binary:Version}), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.1), media-types | mime-support, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: libpython2.7-minimal (= ${binary:Version}), media-types | mime-support, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
 Provides: python2.7-cjkcodecs, python2.7-ctypes, python2.7-elementtree, python2.7-celementtree, python2.7-wsgiref, python2.7-profiler, python2.7-argparse, python-argparse
 Replaces: python2.7 (<< 2.7.5-0~), libpython2.7-testsuite (<< 2.7.13-4)
 Breaks: python-urllib3 (<< 1.9.1-3), ${pyfpe:Breaks}, ${python27:Breaks}
diff -u python2.7-2.7.18/debian/control.in python2.7-2.7.18/debian/control.in
--- python2.7-2.7.18/debian/control.in
+++ python2.7-2.7.18/debian/control.in
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 Architecture: any
 Multi-Arch: same
 Priority: @PRIO@
-Depends: lib@PVER@-minimal (= ${binary:Version}), libssl1.1 (>= 1.1.1), media-types | mime-support, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
+Depends: lib@PVER@-minimal (= ${binary:Version}), media-types | mime-support, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
 Provides: @PVER@-cjkcodecs, @PVER@-ctypes, @PVER@-elementtree, @PVER@-celementtree, @PVER@-wsgiref, @PVER@-profiler, @PVER@-argparse, python-argparse
 Replaces: @PVER@ (<< 2.7.5-0~), lib@PVER@-testsuite (<< 2.7.13-4)
 Breaks: python-urllib3 (<< 1.9.1-3), ${pyfpe:Breaks}, ${python27:Breaks}