diff --git a/test-suite/Makefile.am b/test-suite/Makefile.am
index a35bb2328..94bc2e953 100644
--- a/test-suite/Makefile.am
+++ b/test-suite/Makefile.am
@@ -104,16 +104,4 @@ SCM_TESTS = tests/alist.test			\
 	    tests/version.test			\
 	    tests/weaks.test
 
-SCM_TESTS_DIRS = tests/asmobs \
-                 tests/c-api
-
 EXTRA_DIST = guile-test lib.scm $(SCM_TESTS) ChangeLog-2008
-
-## Automake should be able to handle the distribution of tests/asmobs
-## etc without any help, but not all version can handle 'deep'
-## directories.  So we do it on our own.
-dist-hook:
-	for d in $(SCM_TESTS_DIRS); do \
-	  cp -pR $(srcdir)/$$d $(distdir)/$$d; \
-          rm -rf $(distdir)/$$d/CVS; \
-        done