--- a/Mmakefile
+++ b/Mmakefile
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@
 		(cd tests; $(MMAKE) $(MMAKEFLAGS) clean) \
 	fi
 
-realclean: realclean_tests realclean_subdirs realclean_local
+realclean: realclean_subdirs realclean_local
 	+cd scripts; $(SUBDIR_MMAKE) realclean
 
 .PHONY: clean_extras
