diff --git a/debian/koha-common.templates b/debian/koha-common.templates
deleted file mode 100644
index a6e86d2102..0000000000
--- a/debian/koha-common.templates
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-Template: koha-common/3.2-3.4-upgrade-notice
-Type: note
-Description: koha-common upgrade actions required
- If you are upgrading from a Koha 3.2 to 3.4 release, you must run:
-  sudo /usr/sbin/koha-upgrade-to-3.4
- .
- For large catalogues, running this may take a while. Your Koha installation
- should be largely operational during the process, but some things,
- particularly to do with items, may appear strange until the upgrade and
- re-index is complete.
-
-Template: koha-common/automatically-update-translations
-Type: boolean
-Default: true
-Description: automatically update translations
-  When Koha is upgraded, any existing translated templates can be regenerated
-  to keep everything in sync. Select "yes" if you want this.
-
-Template: koha-common/rename-apache-vhost-files
-Type: boolean
-Default: true
-Description: Rename the Apache virtual hosts files for Koha instances?
- When Koha is upgraded, the Apache's virtual host definition files can be
- renamed to match the needs of the newer Apache 2.4. Previously defined
- Koha instances will get their Apache files appended '.conf'.
diff --git a/debian/koha-core.config b/debian/koha-core.config
index 3ce8eb6ae0..82ae1cf928 100755
--- a/debian/koha-core.config
+++ b/debian/koha-core.config
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ set -e
 
 CONFIGFILE=/etc/koha/koha-common.conf
 
+# Carry the answer (and its "seen" flag) over from the pre-split koha-common
+# package so upgrading sites are not asked again. The value from
+# $CONFIGFILE below still wins when the file exists.
+if db_get koha-common/automatically-update-translations && [ -n "$RET" ]; then
+    db_set koha-core/automatically-update-translations "$RET"
+    if db_fget koha-common/automatically-update-translations seen && [ "$RET" = "true" ]; then
+        db_fset koha-core/automatically-update-translations seen true
+    fi
+fi
+
 if [ -e $CONFIGFILE ]; then
     . $CONFIGFILE || true
     # Put the current values into debconf