diff --git a/multistrap b/multistrap
index dd68449..69d58ce 100755
--- a/multistrap
+++ b/multistrap
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ sub main {
     $setupsh $configsh $omitrequired $omitpreinst @reinstall $tgzname @check
     $explicit_suite $allow_recommends %omitdebsrc @dsclist %flatfile
     %important $addimportant @debconf %hooks $warn_count @foreignarches
-    $olddpkg $ignorenative $markauto $default_release/;
+    $ignorenative $markauto $default_release/;
 
     setlocale(LC_MESSAGES, "");
     textdomain("multistrap");
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ sub main {
     if (not -d "${dir}dev") {
 	    mkdir_fatal ("${dir}dev");
     }
-    if (($olddpkg == 0) and (scalar (@foreignarches) > 0)) {
+    if (scalar (@foreignarches) > 0) {
 	    open (VMA, ">${dir}${dpkgdir}arch");
 	    print VMA "$host\n";
 	    foreach my $farch (@foreignarches) {
@@ -249,17 +249,13 @@ sub main {
 		    my $component = (exists $flatfile{$aptsrc}) ? ""
 			    : (defined $components{$aptsrc}) ? $components{$aptsrc} : "main";
 		    if (defined $mirror and defined $suite) {
-			    if ($olddpkg != 0) {
-				    print SOURCES "deb $mirror $suite $component\n";
-			    } else {
-				    if (scalar (@foreignarches) == 0) {
-					    print SOURCES "deb [arch=$arch] $mirror $suite $component\n";
-				    } else {
-					    foreach my $farch (@foreignarches) {
-						    print SOURCES "deb [arch=$farch] $mirror $suite $component\n";
-					    }
-				    }
+			if (scalar (@foreignarches) == 0) {
+			    print SOURCES "deb [arch=$arch] $mirror $suite $component\n";
+			} else {
+			    foreach my $farch (@foreignarches) {
+				print SOURCES "deb [arch=$farch] $mirror $suite $component\n";
 			    }
+			}
 			    print SOURCES "deb-src $mirror $suite $component\n" if (not defined $omitdebsrc{$aptsrc});
 			    close SOURCES;
 		    }
@@ -440,17 +436,13 @@ sub main {
 		    my $component = (exists $flatfile{$aptsrc}) ? ""
 			    : (defined $components{$aptsrc}) ? $components{$aptsrc} : "main";
 		    if (defined $mirror and defined $suite) {
-			    if ($olddpkg != 0) {
-				    print SOURCES "deb $mirror $suite $component\n";
-			    } else {
-				    if (scalar (@foreignarches) == 0) {
-					    print SOURCES "deb [arch=$arch] $mirror $suite $component\n";
-				    } else {
-					    foreach my $farch (@foreignarches) {
-						    print SOURCES "deb [arch=$farch] $mirror $suite $component\n";
-					    }
-				    }
+			if (scalar (@foreignarches) == 0) {
+			    print SOURCES "deb [arch=$arch] $mirror $suite $component\n";
+			} else {
+			    foreach my $farch (@foreignarches) {
+				print SOURCES "deb [arch=$farch] $mirror $suite $component\n";
 			    }
+			}
 			    print SOURCES "deb-src $mirror $suite $component\n" if (not defined $omitdebsrc{$aptsrc});
 			    close SOURCES;
 		    }
@@ -1159,12 +1151,11 @@ will be created - it is not packed into a .tgz once complete.
 }
 
 sub cascade {
-    my $progname = basename($0);
-	$olddpkg = &check_multiarch_dpkg;
 	$file = shift;
 	my @req_arches=();
 	my $config = Config::Auto::parse($file, format => 'ini');
 	if (not defined $config or (scalar keys %$config) == 0) {
+	    my $progname = basename($0);
 		die ("$progname: ". sprintf(_g("Failed to parse '%s'!\n"), $file));
 	}
 	my $type;
@@ -1243,11 +1234,8 @@ sub cascade {
 					push (@{$hooks{'N'}}, $fl) if ($hf =~ /^native/);
 				}
 			}
-			my @ma=();
-			if ($olddpkg == 0) {
-				@ma = split(' ',$keys{$section}{'multiarch'})
-					if (defined $keys{$section}{'multiarch'});
-				}
+			my @ma = split(' ',$keys{$section}{'multiarch'})
+			if (defined $keys{$section}{'multiarch'});
 			push @foreignarches, @ma;
 			my @d=();
 			@d = split(' ', lc($keys{$section}{'debootstrap'}))
@@ -1297,15 +1285,7 @@ sub cascade {
 						push @req_arches, $frgn_arch;
 					}
 				}
-				if ($olddpkg == 0) {
-					$packages{$section} = join(' ', @tmp);
-				} else {
-					my $dpkgmsg = sprintf (_g("ERR: Unsupportable option: 'architecture'. ".
-					"Current dpkg version does not support MultiArch. ".
-					"Packages for '%s' have been ignored.\n"), $section);
-					warn $dpkgmsg;
-					$warn_count++;
-				}
+				$packages{$section} = join(' ', @tmp);
 			} else {
 				if (ref ($keys{$section}{'packages'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
 					$packages{$section}=join(' ', @{$keys{$section}{'packages'}});
@@ -1345,13 +1325,6 @@ sub cascade {
 	uniq_sort (\@extrapkgs);
 }
 
-# returns zero on success, non-zero on fail
-sub check_multiarch_dpkg {
-	my $retval = system ("dpkg --print-foreign-architectures > /dev/null 2>&1");
-	$retval >>=8;
-	return $retval;
-}
-
 sub system_fatal {
 	my $cmd = shift;
 	my $retval = system ("$cmd");
@@ -1490,9 +1463,7 @@ sub dump_config {
 	} else {
 		$msg .= sprintf(_g("Cannot determine architecture from '%s'. Using %s.\n"), $file, $host);
 	}
-	if ($olddpkg != 0) {
-		printf "MultiArch:\t\t%s\n",_g("Currently installed dpkg does not support MultiArch.");
-	} elsif (scalar (@foreignarches) > 0) {
+	if (scalar (@foreignarches) > 0) {
 		$plural = ngettext("Foreign architecture", "Foreign architectures", scalar @foreignarches);
 		printf ("MultiArch:\t\t%s: %s\n", $plural, join(" ", sort @foreignarches));
 	}