diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index d1d0857e0..94cf9660a 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -162,21 +162,7 @@ else()
 endif(USE_MKL)
 
 include_directories (BEFORE ../external)
-include_directories (BEFORE ../external/minimum_ellipsoid)
-include_directories (BEFORE ../include/generators)
-include_directories (BEFORE ../include/volume)
 include_directories (BEFORE ../include)
-include_directories (BEFORE ../include/integration)
-include_directories (BEFORE ../include/convex_bodies)
-include_directories (BEFORE ../include/convex_bodies/spectrahedra)
-include_directories (BEFORE ../include/annealing)
-include_directories (BEFORE ../include/ode_solvers)
-include_directories (BEFORE ../include/root_finders)
-include_directories (BEFORE ../include/samplers)
-include_directories (BEFORE ../include/lp_oracles)
-include_directories (BEFORE ../include/nlp_oracles)
-include_directories (BEFORE ../include/misc)
-include_directories (BEFORE ../test)
 
 #for Eigen
 if (${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.12.0")