--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ aclocal_DATA = gst-element-check-1.0.m4
 SUBDIRS = pkgconfig \
 	gst libs plugins tests \
 	docs \
-	po \
 	m4 \
 	common \
 	data
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ endif
 DIST_SUBDIRS = pkgconfig \
 	gst libs plugins tools tests \
 	docs \
-	po \
 	m4 \
 	common \
 	data
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1108,7 +1108,6 @@ libs/gst/net/Makefile
 plugins/Makefile
 plugins/elements/Makefile
 plugins/tracers/Makefile
-po/Makefile.in
 tests/Makefile
 tests/benchmarks/Makefile
 tests/check/Makefile