diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 2525ae8a3..000000000
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,133 +0,0 @@
-
-all::
-
-LD = $(CC)
-
-uname_S := $(shell sh -c 'uname -s 2>/dev/null || echo no')
-
-ifdef MSVC
-	# avoid the MinGW and Cygwin configuration sections
-	uname_S := Windows
-endif
-
-CFLAGS = -g -O2 -Wall -Wextra
-LIBS   = -L.. -lgit2 -lz
-OS     = unix
-
-VFLAGS = -q --error-exitcode=1 --leak-check=yes --suppressions=../tests.supp
-
-CRYPTO_LIB = -lcrypto
-
-EXTRA_LIBS =
-
-LD_OUT=-o # add a space
-CC_OUT=-o # add a space
-
-# Platform specific tweaks
-
-ifeq ($(uname_S),Windows)
-	CC = cl -nologo
-	LD = link -nologo
-	CFLAGS = -TC -W4 -RTC1 -Zi -DWIN32 -D_DEBUG -D_LIB
-	LD_OUT=-out:
-	CC_OUT=-Fo
-
-	LIBS = ..\\libgit2.a libz.lib
-	CRYPTO_LIB = libeay32.lib
-endif
-
-ifneq (,$(findstring MINGW,$(uname_S)))
-	OS=win32
-	EXTRA_LIBS += -lpthread
-endif
-
--include ../config.mak
-
-GIT_LIB = ../libgit2.a
-
-HDRS = $(wildcard ../src/*.h)
-PUBLIC_HEADERS = $(wildcard ../src/git/*.h)
-HDRS += $(PUBLIC_HEADERS)
-
-TEST_OBJ = $(patsubst %.c,%.o,\
-           $(wildcard t[0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]-*.c))
-TEST_EXE = $(patsubst %.o,%.exe,$(TEST_OBJ))
-TEST_RUN = $(patsubst %.exe,%.run,$(TEST_EXE))
-TEST_VAL = $(patsubst %.exe,%.val,$(TEST_EXE))
-
-ifdef TEST_COVERAGE
-	EXTRA_LIBS += -O0 -lgcov
-endif
-
-ifdef OPENSSL_SHA1
-	EXTRA_LIBS += $(CRYPTO_LIB)
-endif
-
-BASIC_CFLAGS := -I../src
-
-ALL_CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS) $(BASIC_CFLAGS)
-ALL_LIBS = $(LIBS) $(EXTRA_LIBS)
-
-all:: $(TEST_RUN)
-
-clean:
-	rm -f *.o *.exe *.toc *.pdb
-	rm -rf trash-*.exe
-	rm -f *~
-
-test: $(TEST_RUN)
-
-valgrind: $(TEST_VAL)
-
-.c.o:
-	$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -c $< $(CC_OUT)$@
-
-T_HDR         = test_lib.h test_helpers.h
-T_LIB         = test_lib.o test_helpers.o
-T_MAIN_C      = test_main.c
-
-$(T_LIB):    $(T_HDR) $(HDRS)
-$(TEST_OBJ): $(T_HDR) $(HDRS)
-
-$(patsubst %.exe,%.toc,$(TEST_EXE)): %.toc: %.c
-	grep BEGIN_TEST $< >$@+
-	mv $@+ $@
-
-$(TEST_OBJ): %.o: %.c
-	$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) -c $< $(CC_OUT)$@
-
-$(patsubst %.exe,%_main.o,$(TEST_EXE)): %_main.o: $(HDRS)
-$(patsubst %.exe,%_main.o,$(TEST_EXE)): %_main.o: $(T_MAIN_C)
-$(patsubst %.exe,%_main.o,$(TEST_EXE)): %_main.o: %.toc
-	$(CC) $(ALL_CFLAGS) '-DTEST_TOC="$<"' \
-		-c $(T_MAIN_C) \
-		$(CC_OUT)$@
-
-$(TEST_EXE): %.exe: $(T_LIB)
-$(TEST_EXE): %.exe: $(GIT_LIB)
-$(TEST_EXE): %.exe: %.o %_main.o
-	$(LD) $(LD_OUT)$@ \
-		$(patsubst %.exe,%_main.o,$@) \
-		$(patsubst %.exe,%.o,$@) \
-		$(T_LIB) $(ALL_LIBS)
-
-$(TEST_RUN): %.run: %.exe
-	@t=trash-$(<F) && \
-	 mkdir $$t && \
-	 if (cd $$t && ../$<); \
-	  then rm -rf $$t; \
-	  else rmdir $$t; exit 1; \
-	 fi
-
-$(TEST_VAL): %.val: %.exe
-	@t=trash-$(<F) && \
-	 mkdir $$t && \
-	 if (cd $$t && valgrind $(VFLAGS) ../$<); \
-	  then rm -rf $$t; \
-	  else rmdir $$t; exit 1; \
-	 fi
-
-.PHONY: all
-.PHONY: clean
-.PHONY: test $(TEST_RUN)
-.PHONY: $(TEST_VAL)