diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 03fa352..7e11d24 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I build ${ACLOCAL_FLAGS}
 
 DIST_SUBDIRS = src doc util boilerplate test perf
 SUBDIRS = src doc util
-# libpng is required for our test programs
-if CAIRO_HAS_PNG_FUNCTIONS
-SUBDIRS += boilerplate test perf
-endif
 
 configure: cairo-version.h