diff --git a/kate/autotests/CMakeLists.txt b/kate/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
index d707a7f54..73f87846a 100644
--- a/kate/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kate/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,22 +1,17 @@
 
 include(ECMMarkAsTest)
 
-include_directories(
-  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/kate/src
-  ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/kate/src/session
-)
-
 macro(kate_executable_tests)
   foreach(_testname ${ARGN})
     add_executable(${_testname} ${_testname}.cpp)
     add_test(kateapp-${_testname} ${_testname})
     target_link_libraries(${_testname} kdeinit_kate Qt5::Test)
     ecm_mark_as_test(${_testname})
   endforeach(_testname)
 endmacro(kate_executable_tests)
 
 kate_executable_tests(
   session_test
   session_manager_test
   sessions_action_test
 )