diff --git a/server/modules/filter/maxrows/CMakeLists.txt b/server/modules/filter/maxrows/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ad47a642..7fc89a4f1 100644
--- a/server/modules/filter/maxrows/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/server/modules/filter/maxrows/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,3 @@ target_link_libraries(maxrows maxscale-common)
 set_target_properties(maxrows PROPERTIES VERSION "1.0.0")
 set_target_properties(maxrows PROPERTIES LINK_FLAGS -Wl,-z,defs)
 install_module(maxrows experimental)
-
-if(BUILD_TESTS)
-  add_subdirectory(test)
-endif()