1 files changed, 3 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/make-dist b/make-dist
index 606fdd9e3a0..7074bb801be 100755
--- a/make-dist
+++ b/make-dist
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ make_tar=no
 default_gzip=gzip
 newer=""
 with_info=yes
-with_tests=yes
 changelog=yes
 verbose=no
 
@@ -109,16 +108,10 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
       update=no
      ;;
 
-    ## Include the test/ directory.
-    ## This is for backward compatibility to when --no-tests was the default.
-    "--tests")
-      with_tests=yes
+    "--tests"|"--no-tests")
+      echo "The option $1 no longer does anything"
      ;;
 
-    ## Exclude the test/ directory.
-    "--no-tests")
-      with_tests=no
-     ;;
 
     "--verbose")
       verbose=yes
@@ -136,7 +129,6 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
       echo "  --no-update       don't recompile or do analogous things"
       echo "  --no-changelog    don't generate the top-level ChangeLog"
       echo "  --no-info         don't include info files"
-      echo "  --no-tests        don't include the test/ directory"
       echo "  --snapshot        same as --clean-up --no-update --tar"
       echo "  --tar             make a tar file"
       echo "  --verbose         noisier output"
@@ -402,11 +394,7 @@ manifest=MANIFEST
 # if .git is present.
 if ( [ $update = yes ] || [ ! -f $manifest ] ) && [ -r .git ]; then
   echo "Updating $manifest"
-  if [ $with_tests = yes ]; then
-    git ls-files > $manifest
-  else
-    git ls-files | grep -v '^test' >$manifest
-  fi || exit
+  git ls-files > $manifest || exit
   printf '%s\n' $possibly_non_vc_files $info_files >>$manifest || exit
   sort -u -o $manifest $manifest || exit
 fi