diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index db886a617c3..3d17809cb65 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -506,21 +506,6 @@ tests/examples/metadata/Makefile
 tests/examples/queue/Makefile
 tests/examples/typefind/Makefile
 tests/examples/xml/Makefile
-tests/old/examples/Makefile
-tests/old/examples/appreader/Makefile
-tests/old/examples/cutter/Makefile
-tests/old/examples/events/Makefile
-tests/old/examples/helloworld2/Makefile
-tests/old/examples/manual/Makefile
-tests/old/examples/mixer/Makefile
-tests/old/examples/pingpong/Makefile
-tests/old/examples/plugins/Makefile
-tests/old/examples/pwg/Makefile
-tests/old/examples/queue2/Makefile
-tests/old/examples/queue3/Makefile
-tests/old/examples/queue4/Makefile
-tests/old/examples/retag/Makefile
-tests/old/examples/thread/Makefile
 tools/Makefile
 common/Makefile
 common/m4/Makefile