diff --git a/examples/hashmap/Makefile b/examples/hashmap/Makefile
index 604c269531d1631ab405612df10a95f1a6f085c4..c85435fb2afeecf73e50ace9e358550d12498c04 100644
--- a/examples/hashmap/Makefile
+++ b/examples/hashmap/Makefile
@@ -8,17 +8,13 @@ TARGET = main
 
 all: $(TARGET) 
 
-exec_tests:
-	make -C tests/ exec_tests
-
 $(TARGET): $(OBJECTS) 
 	$(CC) $^ -o $@ $(LDFLAGS)
 
 hashmap.c: hashmap.h
 
-.PHONY = clean tests
+.PHONY = clean
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(OBJECTS) $(TARGET) 
-	make clean -C tests