diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index a90a1a0..2dc6570 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ GTGCFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/extlib/gtg/tools -I$(top_builddir)/extlib/gtg
 GTGLDFLAGS = $(top_builddir)/extlib/gtg/libgtg.la
 endif
 
-SUBDIRS = extlib/ \
+SUBDIRS = \
 	  src/core/ \
 	  src/modules/omp \
 	  src/modules/mpi \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 163bdda..7107d4d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -542,11 +542,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([USE_PTHREAD], [test "$have_full_pthread" = yes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(AMEXTERNFXT, test x"$use_extern_fxt" = "xyes")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(AMEXTERNGTG, test x"$use_extern_gtg" = "xyes")
 
-AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS([extlib/gtg extlib/fxt extlib/opari2])
-
-
 AC_OUTPUT([Makefile eztrace.pc \
-		    extlib/Makefile \
 		    src/core/Makefile \
 		    src/modules/omp/Makefile \
 		    src/modules/mpi/Makefile \
diff --git a/test/automake/testcommon.h.in b/test/automake/testcommon.h.in
index 3679cd6..7d72629 100644
--- a/test/automake/testcommon.h.in
+++ b/test/automake/testcommon.h.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #define TOP_BUILDDIR "@abs_top_builddir@/"
 #define EZTRACE "@abs_top_builddir@/src/core/eztrace"
 #define EZTRACE_CONVERT "@abs_top_builddir@/src/core/eztrace_convert"
-#define FXT_PRINT "@abs_top_builddir@/extlib/fxt/tools/fxt_print"
+#define FXT_PRINT "/usr/bin/fxt_print"
 
 char pwd[512];
 char user[32];
