--- a/gettext-tools/Makefile.in
+++ b/gettext-tools/Makefile.in
@@ -2198,7 +2198,7 @@
 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 = intl gnulib-lib libgrep src libgettextpo po its projects styles emacs misc man m4 tests system-tests gnulib-tests examples doc
+SUBDIRS = intl gnulib-lib libgrep src libgettextpo po its projects styles emacs misc man m4
 
 # Allow users to use "gnulib-tool --update".