diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 3fcf287ba..000000000
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-INCLUDES = $(all_includes)
-KDE_CXXFLAGS = -UQT3_SUPPORT
-lib_LTLIBRARIES = libplasma.la
-
-libplasma_la_SOURCES = plasma.cpp applet.cpp \
-	appletChain.cpp appletLayout.cpp appletCompositor.cpp
-
-libplasma_la_METASOURCES = AUTO
-
-libplasma_la_LDFLAGS = $(all_libraries) -version-info 1:0:0 -no-undefined
-libplasma_la_LIBADD = $(LIB_KIO)
-
-libplasma_la_includedir = $(includedir)/plasma
-
-noinst_HEADERS =
-
-libplasma_la_include_HEADERS = applet.h plasma.h \
-	appletCompositor.h appletLayout.h
-
-#kde_kcfg_DATA = plasmaSettings.kcfg extensionSettings.kcfg
-
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 46fe2fa72..f28546f62 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -11,27 +11,3 @@ kde4_add_executable(testAppletInfo ${testAppletInfo_SRCS})
 
 target_link_libraries(testAppletInfo  ${KDE4_KDECORE_LIBS} )
 
-
-########### install files ###############
-
-
-
-
-
-#original Makefile.am contents follow:
-
-#INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/workspace/plasma/lib $(all_includes)
-#
-#AM_LDFLAGS = $(QT_LDFLAGS) $(X_LDFLAGS) $(KDE_RPATH)
-#
-#noinst_PROGRAMS = testAppletInfo
-#noinst_HEADERS = testAppletInfo.h
-#
-#METASOURCES = AUTO
-#
-#LDADD = ../libplasma.la -lQtTest_debug
-#testAppletInfo_SOURCES = testAppletInfo.cpp
-#
-#check-local:
-#	opwd=$PWD; cd $(srcdir) && $$opwd/testAppletInfo
-#
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c02a0eeb..000000000
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-INCLUDES = -I$(top_srcdir)/workspace/plasma/lib $(all_includes)
-
-AM_LDFLAGS = $(QT_LDFLAGS) $(X_LDFLAGS) $(KDE_RPATH)
-
-noinst_PROGRAMS = testAppletInfo
-noinst_HEADERS = testAppletInfo.h
-
-METASOURCES = AUTO
-
-LDADD = ../libplasma.la -lQtTest_debug
-testAppletInfo_SOURCES = testAppletInfo.cpp
-
-check-local:
-	opwd=$PWD; cd $(srcdir) && $$opwd/testAppletInfo
-