diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index a90a1a0..2dc6570 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ GTGCFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/extlib/gtg/tools -I$(top_builddir)/extlib/gtg
 GTGLDFLAGS = $(top_builddir)/extlib/gtg/libgtg.la
 endif # AMEXTERNGTG
 
-SUBDIRS = extlib/ \
+SUBDIRS = \
           src/core/ \
           src/modules/omp \
           src/modules/mpi \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 163bdda..7107d4d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -542,10 +542,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([USE_PTHREAD], [test "$have_full_pthread" = yes])
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL([WITHDOC], [test "$with_doc" = "yes"])
 
-AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([extlib/opari2 extlib/litl])
-
 AC_OUTPUT([Makefile eztrace.pc \
-		    extlib/Makefile \
 		    src/core/Makefile \
 		    src/modules/omp/Makefile \
 		    src/modules/mpi/Makefile \
