--- a/gettext-runtime/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-runtime/Makefile.am
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ SUBDIR_libasprintf = libasprintf
 else
 SUBDIR_libasprintf =
 endif
-SUBDIRS = doc intl intl-java intl-csharp gnulib-lib $(SUBDIR_libasprintf) src po man m4 tests
+SUBDIRS = intl intl-java intl-csharp gnulib-lib $(SUBDIR_libasprintf) src po m4
 
 EXTRA_DIST = BUGS
 
--- a/gettext-tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/gettext-tools/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = 1.5 gnu no-dependencies
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4 -I ../gettext-runtime/m4 -I ../m4 -I gnulib-m4 -I libgrep/gnulib-m4 -I libgettextpo/gnulib-m4
 
-SUBDIRS = intl gnulib-lib libgrep src libgettextpo po its projects styles emacs misc man m4 tests system-tests gnulib-tests examples doc
+SUBDIRS = intl gnulib-lib libgrep src libgettextpo po its projects styles misc m4
 
 EXTRA_DIST = misc/DISCLAIM
 MOSTLYCLEANFILES = core *.stackdump