--- /dev/null
+--- a/Makefile.am
++++ b/Makefile.am
+@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ aclocaldir = $(datadir)/aclocal
+ aclocal_DATA = gst-element-check-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.m4
+
+ SUBDIRS = pkgconfig \
+- gst libs plugins tools tests \
++ gst libs plugins tools \
+ po \
+ m4 \
+ common
+
+ # These are all the possible subdirs
+ DIST_SUBDIRS = pkgconfig \
+- gst libs plugins tools tests \
++ gst libs plugins tools \
+ po \
+ m4 \
+ common
+--- a/Makefile.in
++++ b/Makefile.in
+@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --enable-gtk
+ aclocaldir = $(datadir)/aclocal
+ aclocal_DATA = gst-element-check-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.m4
+ SUBDIRS = pkgconfig \
+- gst libs plugins tools tests \
++ gst libs plugins tools \
+ po \
+ m4 \
+ common
+@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ SUBDIRS = pkgconfig \
+
+ # These are all the possible subdirs
+ DIST_SUBDIRS = pkgconfig \
+- gst libs plugins tools tests \
++ gst libs plugins tools \
+ po \
+ m4 \
+ common