--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -374,8 +374,7 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 pkginclude_HEADERS = version.h
 
 # Add doc back when we have some real content.
-SUBDIRS = config m4 lib libelf libebl libdwelf libdwfl libdw libcpu libasm \
-	  backends src po tests
+SUBDIRS = config m4 lib libelf libebl libdwelf libdwfl libdw libasm
 
 EXTRA_DIST = elfutils.spec GPG-KEY NOTES CONTRIBUTING \
 	     COPYING COPYING-GPLV2 COPYING-LGPLV3
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 pkginclude_HEADERS = version.h
 
 # Add doc back when we have some real content.
-SUBDIRS = config m4 lib libelf libebl libdwelf libdwfl libdw libcpu libasm \
-	  backends src po tests
+SUBDIRS = config m4 lib libelf libebl libdwelf libdwfl libdw libasm
 
 EXTRA_DIST = elfutils.spec GPG-KEY NOTES CONTRIBUTING \
 	     COPYING COPYING-GPLV2 COPYING-LGPLV3