--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -507,8 +507,6 @@
             bld.options.testcmd = 'node %s'
         if bld.options.enable_examples:
             bld.recurse('examples')
-        if bld.options.enable_tests:
-            bld.recurse('tests')
 
     # pkg-config template
     bld( source = 'aubio.pc.in' )