diff --git a/testsuite/a11y/state/Makefile.am b/testsuite/a11y/state/Makefile.am
index cb9546d121..2861d4dcd5 100644
--- a/testsuite/a11y/state/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/a11y/state/Makefile.am
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ a11ystate.test: Makefile
 testfiles = a11ystate.test
 
 DISTCLEANFILES = \
-	$(testdata) \
 	$(testfiles)
 
 testmetadir = $(datadir)/installed-tests/$(PACKAGE)