--- a/gettext-runtime/Makefile.in
+++ b/gettext-runtime/Makefile.in
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ AM_RECURSIVE_TARGETS = $(RECURSIVE_TARGE
 ETAGS = etags
 CTAGS = ctags
 DIST_SUBDIRS = doc intl intl-java intl-csharp gnulib-lib libasprintf \
-	src po man m4 tests
+	src po man m4
 DISTFILES = $(DIST_COMMON) $(DIST_SOURCES) $(TEXINFOS) $(EXTRA_DIST)
 distdir = $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION)
 top_distdir = $(distdir)
--- a/gettext-tools/Makefile.in
+++ b/gettext-tools/Makefile.in
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ top_builddir = @top_builddir@
 top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.5 gnu no-dependencies
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4 -I ../gettext-runtime/m4 -I ../m4 -I gnulib-m4 -I libgrep/gnulib-m4 -I libgettextpo/gnulib-m4
-SUBDIRS = doc intl gnulib-lib libgrep src libgettextpo po projects styles misc man m4 tests gnulib-tests examples
+SUBDIRS = doc intl gnulib-lib libgrep src libgettextpo po projects styles misc man m4
 
 # Allow users to use "gnulib-tool --update".
 
