diff --git a/runtime/Makefile.am b/runtime/Makefile.am
index c12d4a7..f70d4d2 100644
--- a/runtime/Makefile.am
+++ b/runtime/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# hack to prevent 'check' from depending on 'all'
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = cygnus
-
 tmpinst = _tmpinst
 
 noinst_SCRIPTS = mono-wrapper monodis-wrapper