diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 718b7d2dd..533860ed6 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -718,7 +718,6 @@ configure_file("${BUILDLIB}/config.h.in" "${BUILD_INCLUDE}/config.h" ESCAPE_QUOT
 # Sub-directories
 add_subdirectory(ccan)
 add_subdirectory(util)
-add_subdirectory(util/tests)
 add_subdirectory(Documentation)
 add_subdirectory(kernel-boot)
 add_subdirectory(kernel-headers)
@@ -768,7 +767,6 @@ add_subdirectory(infiniband-diags/man)
 
 if (CYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
   add_subdirectory(pyverbs)
-  add_subdirectory(tests)
 endif()
 
 # Binaries
@@ -779,7 +777,6 @@ endif()
 if (NOT NL_KIND EQUAL 0)
   add_subdirectory(iwpmd)
 endif()
-add_subdirectory(libibumad/tests)
 add_subdirectory(libibverbs/examples)
 add_subdirectory(librdmacm/examples)
 if (UDEV_FOUND)