--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -780,7 +780,6 @@ libs/gst/helpers/Makefile
 libs/gst/net/Makefile
 plugins/Makefile
 plugins/elements/Makefile
-po/Makefile.in
 tests/Makefile
 tests/benchmarks/Makefile
 tests/check/Makefile
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ aclocal_DATA = gst-element-check-@GST_AP
 
 SUBDIRS = pkgconfig \
 	gst libs plugins \
-	po \
 	m4 \
 	common
 
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ endif
 # These are all the possible subdirs
 DIST_SUBDIRS = pkgconfig \
 	gst libs plugins tools \
-	po \
 	m4 \
 	common
 
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -554,13 +554,12 @@ top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
 DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --enable-gtk-doc --enable-docbook
 aclocaldir = $(datadir)/aclocal
 aclocal_DATA = gst-element-check-@GST_API_VERSION@.m4
-SUBDIRS = pkgconfig gst libs plugins po m4 common \
+SUBDIRS = pkgconfig gst libs plugins m4 common \
 	$(am__append_1)
 
 # These are all the possible subdirs
 DIST_SUBDIRS = pkgconfig \
 	gst libs plugins tools \
-	po \
 	m4 \
 	common