diff --git a/debuggers/gdb/CMakeLists.txt b/debuggers/gdb/CMakeLists.txt
index 93135f9d4b..550eef42a2 100644
--- a/debuggers/gdb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/debuggers/gdb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,77 +1,73 @@
 project(gdb)
 add_definitions(-DTRANSLATION_DOMAIN=\"kdevgdb\")
 
 if(BUILD_TESTING)
     add_subdirectory(unittests)
 endif()
 add_subdirectory(printers)
 
 include_directories( ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} )
 
-if(BUILD_TESTING)
-    add_subdirectory(tests)
-endif()
-
 ########### next target ###############
 
 set(kdevgdb_SRCS
     debuggerplugin.cpp
     gdb.cpp
     gdboutputwidget.cpp
 #    debuggertracingdialog.cpp
     debugsession.cpp
     gdbbreakpointcontroller.cpp
     gdbconfigpage.cpp
     variablecontroller.cpp
     gdbframestackmodel.cpp
     gdbvariable.cpp
 )
 
 if(OKTETA_FOUND)
     add_definitions(-DWITH_OKTETA=1)
     list(APPEND kdevgdb_SRCS
         memviewdlg.cpp)
 endif()
 
 set(kdevgdb_UI
     debuggertracingdialog.ui
     gdbconfigpage.ui
 )
 
 kde_enable_exceptions()
 ki18n_wrap_ui(kdevgdb_SRCS ${kdevgdb_UI})
 qt5_add_resources(kdevgdb_SRCS kdevgdb.qrc)
 kdevplatform_add_plugin(kdevgdb JSON kdevgdb.json SOURCES ${kdevgdb_SRCS})
 target_link_libraries(kdevgdb
     KDev::Sublime
     KDev::Interfaces
     KDev::Language
     KDev::Debugger
     KDev::OutputView
     KDev::Project
     KDev::Util
     KF5::TextEditor
     kdevdebuggercommon
 )
 
 set(test_gdb_SRCS unittests/test_gdb.cpp ${kdevgdb_SRCS})
 if(BUILD_TESTING)
 ecm_add_test(${test_gdb_SRCS}
     TEST_NAME test_gdb
     LINK_LIBRARIES
         Qt5::Test
         KDev::Shell
         KDev::Interfaces
         KDev::Project
         KDev::Debugger
         KDev::Tests
         KDev::Util
         KF5::KIOWidgets
         KF5::TextEditor
         KF5::Parts
         kdevdebuggercommon
 )
 if (HAVE_PATH_WITH_SPACES_TEST)
     set_target_properties(test_gdb PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-DHAVE_PATH_WITH_SPACES_TEST")
 endif()
 endif()