diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am.inc b/tests/Makefile.am.inc
index e97c23fb..7d1b2029 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am.inc
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am.inc
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@ tests_hold_lock_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(BASE_CFLAGS)
 tests_hold_lock_LDADD = $(AM_LDADD) $(BASE_LIBS) libglnx.la
 tests_hold_lock_SOURCES = tests/hold-lock.c
 
-tests_httpcache_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(BASE_CFLAGS) $(OSTREE_CFLAGS) $(SOUP_CFLAGS) $(JSON_CFLAGS) $(APPSTREAM_GLIB_CFLAGS) \
+tests_httpcache_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(BASE_CFLAGS) $(OSTREE_CFLAGS) $(SOUP_CFLAGS) $(JSON_CFLAGS) \
 	-DFLATPAK_COMPILATION \
 	-DLOCALEDIR=\"$(localedir)\"
-tests_httpcache_LDADD = $(AM_LDADD) $(BASE_LIBS) $(OSTREE_LIBS) $(SOUP_LIBS) $(JSON_LIBS) $(APPSTREAM_GLIB_LIBS) \
+tests_httpcache_LDADD = $(AM_LDADD) $(BASE_LIBS) $(OSTREE_LIBS) $(SOUP_LIBS) $(JSON_LIBS) \
 	libflatpak-common.la libflatpak-common-base.la libglnx.la
 
 tests_mock_flatpak_CFLAGS = $(testcommon_CFLAGS)
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ tests_try_syscall_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
 tests_try_syscall_LDADD = $(AM_LDADD)
 tests_try_syscall_SOURCES = tests/try-syscall.c
 
-tests_list_unused_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(BASE_CFLAGS) $(OSTREE_CFLAGS) $(SOUP_CFLAGS) $(JSON_CFLAGS) $(APPSTREAM_GLIB_CFLAGS) \
+tests_list_unused_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(BASE_CFLAGS) $(OSTREE_CFLAGS) \
 	-DFLATPAK_COMPILATION \
 	-DLOCALEDIR=\"$(localedir)\"
 tests_list_unused_LDADD = $(AM_LDADD) $(BASE_LIBS) $(BASE_LIBS) $(OSTREE_LIBS) libflatpak-common.la libflatpak-common-base.la libglnx.la