--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -815,18 +815,7 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DBUS_TEST_SOCKET_DIR,
 AC_OUTPUT([
 Makefile
 m4/Makefile
-doc/Makefile
-doc/reference/Makefile
-doc/reference/version.xml
 dbus/Makefile
-dbus/examples/Makefile
-dbus/examples/statemachine/Makefile
-test/Makefile
-test/core/Makefile
-test/interfaces/Makefile
-test/data/valid-service-files/debug-glib.service
-test/data/valid-service-files/debug-echo.service
-test/data/valid-service-files/interfaces-test.service
 tools/Makefile
 dbus-glib-1.pc
 dbus-glib-1-uninstalled.pc
--- a/dbus/Makefile.am
+++ b/dbus/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-SUBDIRS = . examples
+SUBDIRS = .
 
 INCLUDES = \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)						\