diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 69d32bfe31..7c7142531a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2231,16 +2231,8 @@ perf: all
 
 .PHONY: test perf
 
-t/helper/test-ctype$X: ctype.o
-
-t/helper/test-date$X: date.o ctype.o
-
-t/helper/test-delta$X: diff-delta.o patch-delta.o
-
 t/helper/test-line-buffer$X: vcs-svn/lib.a
 
-t/helper/test-parse-options$X: parse-options.o parse-options-cb.o
-
 t/helper/test-svn-fe$X: vcs-svn/lib.a
 
 .PRECIOUS: $(TEST_OBJS)