--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -8,23 +8,6 @@
 	env AM_TAP_AWK='$(AWK)' TEST_OUTPUT_TAP="/dev/stdout" \
 	'$(SHELL)' '$(srcdir)/.aux/tap-driver.sh'
 
-# Valgrind #######################################################################
-VALGRIND_memcheck_FLAGS = \
-	--leak-check=full \
-	--show-leak-kinds=definite,indirect,possible \
-	--track-fds=yes \
-	--track-origins=yes \
-	--trace-children=no \
-	--child-silent-after-fork=yes
-@VALGRIND_CHECK_RULES@
-
-# Rules generated for valgrind are for some reason called *-am. This is just an alias
-check-valgrind: check-valgrind-am
-define check_valgrind_rule
-check-valgrind-$(1): check-valgrind-$(1)-am
-endef
-$(foreach tool,$(valgrind_tools),$(eval $(call check_valgrind_rule,$(tool))))
-
 # Coverage #######################################################################
 CODE_COVERAGE_LCOV_OPTIONS := --no-external
 CODE_COVERAGE_GENHTML_OPTIONS := --prefix $(dir $(abs_top_builddir))