--- Makefile.in
+++ Makefile.in
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
 
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 LIBTOOLFLAGS = --verbose
-SUBDIRS = lib examples tests $(am__append_1)
+SUBDIRS = lib                $(am__append_1)
 pkgconfig_DATA = expat.pc
 pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig
 _EXTRA_DIST_CMAKE = \
