diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e23a40f..4cbc114 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign dist-bzip2 1.6
 
-SUBDIRS = src examples
+SUBDIRS = src examples tests
 EXTRA_DIST = osmoappdesc.py
 
-if ENABLE_VTY_TESTS
-python-tests: $(BUILT_SOURCES)
-	osmotestvty.py -p $(top_srcdir) -w $(builddir) -v
-	osmotestconfig.py -p $(top_srcdir) -w $(builddir) -v
-else
-python-tests: $(BUILT_SOURCES)
-	@echo "Not running python-based tests (determined at configure-time)"
-endif
-
-check-local: $(BUILT_SOURCES)
-	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) python-tests