--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=--enable-gtk-d
 
 ALWAYS_SUBDIRS =		\
 	gst sys ext 		\
-	tests			\
 	po			\
 	common			\
 	m4			\
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -570,7 +570,6 @@ top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
 DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --enable-gtk-doc
 ALWAYS_SUBDIRS = \
 	gst sys ext 		\
-	tests			\
 	po			\
 	common			\
 	m4			\