--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -159,12 +159,8 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 	audiofile.pc
 	audiofile-uninstalled.pc
 	sfcommands/Makefile
-	test/Makefile
-	gtest/Makefile
-	examples/Makefile
 	libaudiofile/Makefile
 	libaudiofile/alac/Makefile
 	libaudiofile/modules/Makefile
-	docs/Makefile
 	Makefile])
 AC_OUTPUT
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Process this file with automake to produce Makefile.in
 
-SUBDIRS = gtest libaudiofile sfcommands test examples docs
+SUBDIRS = libaudiofile sfcommands
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS \