diff --git a/tests/Makefile.in b/tests/Makefile.in
index 474ede5a79a41a04597c7be557a58ff5beeea776..cd5c0b9001dde77c4a9ccf8075b0f966641256b9 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.in
+++ b/tests/Makefile.in
@@ -25,12 +25,8 @@ test-ldbm:	FORCE
 
 clean-local:	FORCE
 	$(RM) test-db/[!C]* test-repl/[!C]* *core
-	$(RM) $(PROGRAMS)
-	$(RM) *.o
 
 veryclean-local: FORCE
 	@-$(RM) data
 	$(RM) -r test-db test-repl
-	$(RM) $(PROGRAMS)
-	$(RM) *.o