--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -478,9 +478,6 @@ ext/x264/Makefile
 docs/Makefile
 docs/plugins/Makefile
 docs/version.entities
-tests/Makefile
-tests/check/Makefile
-tests/files/Makefile
 m4/Makefile
 pkgconfig/Makefile
 pkgconfig/gstreamer-plugins-ugly-uninstalled.pc
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS=--enable-gtk-doc
 
 SUBDIRS = \
-	gst-libs gst ext docs m4 tests common pkgconfig
+	gst-libs gst ext docs m4 common pkgconfig
 
 # include before EXTRA_DIST for win32 assignment
 include $(top_srcdir)/common/win32.mak