diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 04c2ece7..9b8fe573 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ AM_DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --enable-gtk-doc --with-gssapi-impl=no
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4 -I lib/m4
 
-SUBDIRS = lib po gl src examples tests doc
+SUBDIRS = lib po gl src
 
 EXTRA_DIST = cfg.mk maint.mk CONTRIBUTING.md
 EXTRA_DIST += build-aux/git2cl