diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index f323584a7..4196b93ec 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -328,16 +328,6 @@ quickcheck:
 
 # Non-standard tests.
 
-extra-tests:
-	$(MAKE) -j1 \
-	  check-valgrind \
-	  check-valgrind-local-guests \
-	  check-direct \
-	  check-valgrind-direct \
-	  check-with-upstream-qemu \
-	  check-with-upstream-libvirt \
-	  check-slow
-
 check-valgrind: build-test-guests
 	@errors=0; \
 	for f in `grep -l '^$@:' $(SUBDIRS:%=%/Makefile.am)`; do \
@@ -436,14 +426,13 @@ help:
 	@echo "make check                        Run the standard tests"
 	@echo "make -k check                       ... and display all errors at once."
 	@echo
-	@echo "make extra-tests                  Runs all of the following tests:"
-	@echo "  make check-valgrind                Run a subset of the tests under valgrind."
-	@echo "  make check-valgrind-local-guests   Test under valgrind using local guests."
-	@echo "  make check-direct                  Test using direct backend."
-	@echo "  make check-valgrind-direct         Test valgrind + direct backend."
-	@echo "  make check-with-upstream-qemu      Test using upstream qemu."
-	@echo "  make check-with-upstream-libvirt   Test using upstream libvirt."
-	@echo "  make check-slow                    Slow/long-running tests."
+	@echo "make check-valgrind               Run a subset of the tests under valgrind."
+	@echo "make check-valgrind-local-guests  Test under valgrind using local guests."
+	@echo "make check-direct                 Test using direct backend."
+	@echo "make check-valgrind-direct        Test valgrind + direct backend."
+	@echo "make check-with-upstream-qemu     Test using upstream qemu."
+	@echo "make check-with-upstream-libvirt  Test using upstream libvirt."
+	@echo "make check-slow                   Slow/long-running tests."
 	@echo
 	@echo "make syntax-check -j1 -k          Check syntax and style problems in the code."
 	@echo "make print-subdirs                Print subdirectories."
diff --git a/README b/README
index c5e59ec7c..3ebaeb4ea 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -236,13 +236,6 @@ Also:
 runs a subset of the test suite under valgrind (requires valgrind to
 be installed obviously).
 
- make extra-tests
-
-runs check-valgrind + even more tests, but these require that you have
-some libvirt guests installed, that these guests' disks are accessible
-by the current user, and these tests may fail for other reasons which
-are not necessarily because of real problems.
-
  make help
 
 lists all 'make' targets.
diff --git a/contrib/README b/contrib/README
index c3b3293e9..bee683e11 100644
--- a/contrib/README
+++ b/contrib/README
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ intro/ "Slides" for an intro to libguestfs.  This is a short (10-15
 
 make-check-on-installed.pl
         This Perl script allows you to run the test suite (ie.  'make
-        check', 'make extra-tests' etc) on an installed RPM.  This is
+        check', etc) on an installed RPM.  This is
         useful for adding another layer of testing to packages before
         we release them.  Note that a checked out copy of the source
         from git is required.  Read the top of the file before using.
diff --git a/contrib/make-check-on-installed.pl b/contrib/make-check-on-installed.pl
index c6ca63ff4..d2337e800 100755
--- a/contrib/make-check-on-installed.pl
+++ b/contrib/make-check-on-installed.pl
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 # If the script runs successfully, then run the test suite as normal:
 #
 #   make check
-#   make extra-tests
+#
+# (other make check-* rules can also be used here).
 #
 # To switch back to running the test suite on the locally built
 # version, do:
diff --git a/src/guestfs.pod b/src/guestfs.pod
index 1185972d8..66ed2ed6f 100644
--- a/src/guestfs.pod
+++ b/src/guestfs.pod
@@ -3919,11 +3919,6 @@ Runs some slow/long-running tests which are not run by default.
 Any C<Makefile.am> in the tree that has a C<check-slow:> target will
 be run by this rule.
 
-=item C<make extra-tests>
-
-Equivalent to running all C<make check-*> rules
-(but not C<make check>).
-
 =back
 
 =head2 DAEMON CUSTOM PRINTF FORMATTERS