diff --git a/test/fileread/runs/Makefile b/test/fileread/runs/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b8538cc..00000000
--- a/test/fileread/runs/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-lib:
-	(cd ..; $(MAKE) lib)
-clean:
-	(cd ..; $(MAKE) clean)
-verycleanlib:
-	(cd ..; $(MAKE) verycleanlib)
-df_sample: 
-	(cd ..; $(MAKE) df_sample)
-
-.PHONY: df_sample
diff --git a/test/pargen/runs/Makefile b/test/pargen/runs/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index d8fa43ac..00000000
--- a/test/pargen/runs/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-lib:
-	(cd ..; $(MAKE) lib)
-clean:
-	(cd ..; $(MAKE) clean)
-verycleanlib:
-	(cd ..; $(MAKE) verycleanlib)
-ppde90: 
-	(cd ..; $(MAKE) ppde90)
-pp2d: 
-	(cd ..; $(MAKE) pp2d)
-
-.PHONY: pp2d ppde90