diff --git a/tests/icles/Makefile.am b/tests/icles/Makefile.am
index f99b7b4427..a0d57a0ee1 100644
--- a/tests/icles/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/icles/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ GTK_TESTS = gdkpixbufsink-test
 gdkpixbufsink_test_SOURCES = gdkpixbufsink-test.c
 gdkpixbufsink_test_CFLAGS  = $(GST_CFLAGS) $(GTK_CFLAGS)
 gdkpixbufsink_test_LDADD   = $(GST_LIBS) $(GTK_LIBS)
-gdkpixbufsink_test_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 else
 GTK_TESTS =
 endif
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ V4L2_TESTS = v4l2src-test
 v4l2src_test_SOURCES = v4l2src-test.c
 v4l2src_test_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
 v4l2src_test_LDADD = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstinterfaces-$(GST_MAJORMINOR) $(GST_LIBS)
-v4l2src_test_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
 else
 V4L2_TESTS =
@@ -33,17 +31,14 @@ endif
 videocrop_test_SOURCES = videocrop-test.c
 videocrop_test_CFLAGS  = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 videocrop_test_LDADD   = $(GST_LIBS)
-videocrop_test_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
 videobox_test_SOURCES = videobox-test.c
 videobox_test_CFLAGS  = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 videobox_test_LDADD   = $(GST_LIBS)
-videobox_test_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
 videocrop2_test_SOURCES = videocrop2-test.c
 videocrop2_test_CFLAGS  = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 videocrop2_test_LDADD   = $(GST_LIBS)
-videocrop2_test_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
 noinst_PROGRAMS = $(GTK_TESTS) $(V4L2_TESTS) $(X_TESTS) videocrop-test videobox-test videocrop2-test