diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 922f749a74..38e8e79f77 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 include $(top_srcdir)/test/support/Makefile.options
 
 # support needs to be first for dependencies
-SUBDIRS = support asm class dps mca memory runtime threads util
+SUBDIRS = support asm class dps mca memory threads util