diff --git a/tests/test_extract_variable/Makefile b/tests/test_extract_variable/Makefile
index 1f6a5b46..e983f20e 100644
--- a/tests/test_extract_variable/Makefile
+++ b/tests/test_extract_variable/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,3 @@ $(TEST): .c-xrefrc
 
 trace: EXTRA = \'-trace\'
 trace: $(TEST)
-
-clean:
-	rm -rf .c-xrefrc CXrefs output.log output.tmp