diff --git a/gio/tests/meson.build b/gio/tests/meson.build
index d8ebd56..d5034ce 100644
--- a/gio/tests/meson.build
+++ b/gio/tests/meson.build
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ gio_tests = {
   'credentials' : {},
   'data-input-stream' : {},
   'data-output-stream' : {},
-  'defaultvalue' : {'extra_sources' : [giotypefuncs_inc]},
   'fileattributematcher' : {},
   'filter-streams' : {},
   'giomodule' : {},
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@ gio_tests = {
   'memory-monitor' : {},
   'memory-output-stream' : {},
   'mount-operation' : {},
-  'network-address' : {'extra_sources': ['mock-resolver.c']},
   'network-monitor' : {},
   'network-monitor-race' : {},
   'permission' : {},
@@ -79,7 +77,6 @@ gio_tests = {
   'tls-interaction' : {'extra_sources' : ['gtesttlsbackend.c']},
   'tls-database' : {'extra_sources' : ['gtesttlsbackend.c']},
   'tls-bindings' : {'extra_sources' : ['gtesttlsbackend.c']},
-  'gdbus-address-get-session' : {},
   'win32-appinfo' : {},
 }
 
@@ -135,11 +132,6 @@ endif
 #  Test programs buildable on UNIX only
 if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
   gio_tests += {
-    'file' : {},
-    'gdbus-peer' : {
-      'dependencies' : [libgdbus_example_objectmanager_dep],
-      'install_rpath' : installed_tests_execdir
-    },
     'gdbus-peer-object-manager' : {},
     'live-g-file' : {},
     'socket-address' : {},
@@ -176,16 +168,6 @@ if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
 
   # Uninstalled because of the check-for-executable logic in DesktopAppInfo
   # unable to find the installed executable
-  if not glib_have_cocoa
-    gio_tests += {
-      'appinfo' : {
-        'install' : false,
-      },
-      'desktop-app-info' : {
-        'install' : false,
-      },
-    }
-  endif
 
   test_extra_programs += {
     'basic-application' : {},
@@ -272,10 +254,6 @@ if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
     extra_sources = ['gdbus-sessionbus.c', 'gdbus-tests.c']
 
     gio_tests += {
-      'actions' : {
-        'extra_sources' : extra_sources,
-        'suite' : ['slow'],
-      },
       'gdbus-auth' : {'extra_sources' : extra_sources},
       'gdbus-bz627724' : {'extra_sources' : extra_sources},
       'gdbus-close-pending' : {'extra_sources' : extra_sources},
@@ -301,10 +279,6 @@ if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
         'extra_sources' : [extra_sources, gdbus_test_codegen_generated, gdbus_test_codegen_generated_interface_info],
         'c_args' : ['-DGLIB_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=GLIB_VERSION_2_32'],
       },
-      'gdbus-threading' : {
-        'extra_sources' : extra_sources,
-        'suite' : ['slow'],
-      },
       'gmenumodel' : {
         'extra_sources' : extra_sources,
         'suite' : ['slow'],
diff --git a/glib/tests/meson.build b/glib/tests/meson.build
index 6eb23e8..e9d3abf 100644
--- a/glib/tests/meson.build
+++ b/glib/tests/meson.build
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ glib_tests = {
   'dir' : {},
   'environment' : {},
   'error' : {},
-  'fileutils' : {},
   'gdatetime' : {
     'suite' : ['slow'],
   },