diff --git a/tests/examples/manual/Makefile.am b/tests/examples/manual/Makefile.am
index 13baaf799c..9564c5bcf9 100644
--- a/tests/examples/manual/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/examples/manual/Makefile.am
@@ -49,11 +49,9 @@ EXAMPLES = \
 	decodebin \
 	$(GST_LOADSAVE_SRC)
 
-AM_CFLAGS = $(GST_OBJ_CFLAGS) $(CHECK_CFLAGS)
-LDADD = $(top_builddir)/libs/gst/check/libgstcheck-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la \
-	$(top_builddir)/libs/gst/base/libgstbase-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la \
-	$(GST_OBJ_LIBS) \
-	$(CHECK_LIBS)
+AM_CFLAGS = $(GST_OBJ_CFLAGS)
+LDADD = $(top_builddir)/libs/gst/base/libgstbase-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la \
+	$(GST_OBJ_LIBS)
 
 elementmake.c elementcreate.c elementget.c elementlink.c elementfactory.c: $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/basics-elements.xml
 	$(PERL_PATH) $(srcdir)/extract.pl $@ \