--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ SUBDIRS = 			\
 	gst-libs 		\
 	gst sys $(SUBDIRS_EXT) 	\
 	tools 			\
-	tests 			\
 	docs			\
 	common 			\
 	m4
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ DIST_SUBDIRS = 			\
 	gst-libs		\
 	gst sys ext		\
 	tools 			\
-	tests 			\
 	common 			\
 	m4
 
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -992,40 +992,6 @@ pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl.pc
 pkgconfig/gstreamer-gl-uninstalled.pc
 pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base.pc
 pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-base-uninstalled.pc
-tests/Makefile
-tests/check/Makefile
-tests/examples/Makefile
-tests/examples/app/Makefile
-tests/examples/audio/Makefile
-tests/examples/decodebin_next/Makefile
-tests/examples/dynamic/Makefile
-tests/examples/encoding/Makefile
-tests/examples/fft/Makefile
-tests/examples/gio/Makefile
-tests/examples/gl/Makefile
-tests/examples/gl/generic/Makefile
-tests/examples/gl/generic/cube/Makefile
-tests/examples/gl/generic/doublecube/Makefile
-tests/examples/gl/generic/recordgraphic/Makefile
-tests/examples/gl/generic/cubeyuv/Makefile
-tests/examples/gl/qt/Makefile
-tests/examples/gl/gtk/Makefile
-tests/examples/gl/gtk/fxtest/Makefile
-tests/examples/gl/gtk/3dvideo/Makefile
-tests/examples/gl/gtk/switchvideooverlay/Makefile
-tests/examples/gl/gtk/filternovideooverlay/Makefile
-tests/examples/gl/gtk/filtervideooverlay/Makefile
-tests/examples/gl/cocoa/Makefile
-tests/examples/gl/sdl/Makefile
-tests/examples/gl/clutter/Makefile
-tests/examples/overlay/Makefile
-tests/examples/seek/Makefile
-tests/examples/snapshot/Makefile
-tests/examples/playback/Makefile
-tests/examples/playrec/Makefile
-tests/files/Makefile
-tests/icles/Makefile
-tests/icles/playback/Makefile
 docs/Makefile
 docs/libs/Makefile
 docs/plugins/Makefile