diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 47b091a..61192bf 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ SUBDIRS   = \
 	include \
 	man \
 	samples \
-	src \
-	tests
-
+	src
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c7b4e98..8e6445b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -330,16 +330,6 @@ if test "x$GAWK" = "x"; then
 	AC_MSG_ERROR([gawk is required: gawk package])
 fi
 
-AC_PATH_PROG([SOCAT], socat)
-if test "x$SOCAT" = "x"; then
-	AC_MSG_ERROR([socat is required: socat package])
-fi
-
-AC_PATH_PROG([PYTHON], python3)
-if test "x$PYTHON" = "x"; then
-	AC_MSG_ERROR([python3 is required])
-fi
-
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([hardening],
   AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-hardening], [Disable hardening flags]))