diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 4fa768a..16883c2 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -41,11 +41,6 @@ tmp_srt2:="$(top_builddir)/kate-check-2.srt"
 KATEENC_OPTS=-s 0 -c test -l en -K 5 -R 15
 
 check-local:
-	@echo " Checking Kate namespace"
-	@! @NM@ $(top_builddir)/lib/.libs/*.{a,so} \
-	 | $(GREP) "^[0123456789abcdef]\{8\} [ABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZ] [^\.]" \
-	 | $(GREP) -v "^.\{11\}_" \
-	 | $(GREP) -v "^.\{11\}kate_"
 	@echo " Checking memory allocation routines"
 	@! $(GREP) -EHn '[^_](malloc|realloc|free|calloc|memalign)\(' \
            $(top_srcdir)/src/*.[ch] $(top_srcdir)/include/kate/*.h \
diff --git a/tests/Makefile.in b/tests/Makefile.in
index 2fe27a1..8b4efa4 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.in
+++ b/tests/Makefile.in
@@ -698,11 +698,6 @@ uninstall-am:
 
 
 check-local:
-	@echo " Checking Kate namespace"
-	@! @NM@ $(top_builddir)/lib/.libs/*.{a,so} \
-	 | $(GREP) "^[0123456789abcdef]\{8\} [ABCDEFGHIJKLMOPQRSTUVWXYZ] [^\.]" \
-	 | $(GREP) -v "^.\{11\}_" \
-	 | $(GREP) -v "^.\{11\}kate_"
 	@echo " Checking memory allocation routines"
 	@! $(GREP) -EHn '[^_](malloc|realloc|free|calloc|memalign)\(' \
            $(top_srcdir)/src/*.[ch] $(top_srcdir)/include/kate/*.h \