diff --git a/lib/xcb-util-xrm/Makefile.am b/lib/xcb-util-xrm/Makefile.am
index 2466a0398..07aba2172 100644
--- a/lib/xcb-util-xrm/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/xcb-util-xrm/Makefile.am
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ dist-hook: ChangeLog INSTALL
 EXTRA_DIST = autogen.sh xcb-xrm.pc.in include/xcb_xrm.h include/database.h
 EXTRA_DIST += include/entry.h include/externals.h include/match.h
 EXTRA_DIST += include/resource.h include/util.h
-EXTRA_DIST += tests/tests_utils.h tests/tests_database_runner.sh
-EXTRA_DIST += tests/resources/1/xresources1 tests/resources/1/xresources2
-EXTRA_DIST += tests/resources/1/sub/xresources3
-EXTRA_DIST += tests/resources/2/xenvironment tests/resources/2/.Xresources
-EXTRA_DIST += tests/resources/3/loop.xresources
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libxcb-xrm.la
 
@@ -35,22 +30,3 @@ libxcb_xrm_la_LIBADD = $(XCB_LIBS) $(XCB_AUX_LIBS) -lm
 libxcb_xrm_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 0:0:0 -no-undefined -export-symbols-regex '^xcb_xrm_'
 
 pkgconfig_DATA = xcb-xrm.pc
-
-DIRECT_TESTS = tests/tests_parser tests/tests_match
-TESTS = $(DIRECT_TESTS) tests/tests_database_runner.sh
-check_PROGRAMS = $(DIRECT_TESTS) tests/tests_database
-
-tests_tests_parser_SOURCES = tests/tests_utils.c tests/tests_parser.c
-tests_tests_parser_CPPFLAGS = -I$(srcdir)/include/ $(XCB_CFLAGS)
-tests_tests_parser_LDADD = libxcb-xrm.la $(XCB_LIBS)
-tests_tests_parser_LDFLAGS = $(TEST_LIBS)
-
-tests_tests_match_SOURCES = tests/tests_utils.c tests/tests_match.c
-tests_tests_match_CPPFLAGS = -I$(srcdir)/include/ $(XCB_CFLAGS)
-tests_tests_match_LDADD = libxcb-xrm.la $(XCB_LIBS)
-tests_tests_match_LDFLAGS = $(TEST_LIBS)
-
-tests_tests_database_SOURCES = tests/tests_utils.c tests/tests_database.c
-tests_tests_database_CPPFLAGS = -I$(srcdir)/include/ $(XCB_CFLAGS)
-tests_tests_database_LDADD = libxcb-xrm.la $(XCB_LIBS)
-tests_tests_database_LDFLAGS = $(TEST_LIBS)