diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 73f9e3db18..e8b28770b7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 include config-host.mak
 
 .PHONY: all clean distclean dvi info install install-doc tar tarbin \
-	speed test test2 html dvi info
+	speed test html dvi info
 
 BASE_CFLAGS=
 BASE_LDFLAGS=
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ endif
         done
 
 # various test targets
-test speed test2: all
+test speed: all
 	$(MAKE) -C tests $@
 
 TAGS:
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 94ec0b4a08..f8bad3232e 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -92,13 +92,6 @@ hello-mips: hello-mips.c
 hello-mipsel: hello-mips.c
 	mipsel-linux-gnu-gcc -nostdlib -static -mno-abicalls -fno-PIC -mabi=32 -Wall -Wextra -g -O2 -o $@ $<
 
-# XXX: find a way to compile easily a test for each arch
-test2:
-	@for arch in i386 arm armeb sparc ppc mips mipsel; do \
-           ../$${arch}-linux-user/qemu-$${arch} $${arch}/ls -l linux-test.c ; \
-        done
-
-
 # testsuite for the CRIS port.
 test-cris:
 	$(MAKE) -C cris check