diff --git a/tests/gunit/Makefile.am b/tests/gunit/Makefile.am
index ba91039..e2b88e3 100644
--- a/tests/gunit/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/gunit/Makefile.am
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include \
 	      -I$(top_srcdir)/src \
 	      -I$(top_srcdir)/src/tools \
-	      -I$(top_srcdir)/googletest/googletest/include \
-	      -I$(top_srcdir)/googletest/googletest \
 	      -std=c++11 \
 	      -Wno-write-strings \
 	      -DSTATIC= \
@@ -18,10 +16,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/include \
 LDADD = $(top_builddir)/src/.libs/libcgroupfortesting.la \
 	$(top_builddir)/src/tools/.libs/libcgset.la
 
-EXTRA_DIST = $(top_srcdir)/googletest/googletest/libgtest.so \
-	     $(top_srcdir)/googletest/googletest/libgtest_main.so \
-	     $(top_srcdir)/googletest/googletest/include \
-	     libcgroup_unittest.map
+EXTRA_DIST = libcgroup_unittest.map
 
 check_PROGRAMS = gtest
 TESTS = gtest
@@ -43,8 +38,7 @@ gtest_SOURCES = gtest.cpp \
 		014-cgroupv2_get_subtree_control.cpp \
 		015-cgroupv2_controller_enabled.cpp \
 		016-cgset_parse_r_flag.cpp
-gtest_LDFLAGS = -L$(top_srcdir)/googletest/googletest -l:libgtest.so \
-		-rpath $(abs_top_srcdir)/googletest/googletest
+gtest_LDFLAGS = -l:libgtest.so
 
 clean-local:
 	${RM} test-procpidcgroup