diff --git a/tests/enable_all.php b/tests/enable_all.php
index 2368a194944..d6c3184edd6 100644
--- a/tests/enable_all.php
+++ b/tests/enable_all.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ function enableApp($app) {
 enableApp('files_sharing');
 enableApp('files_trashbin');
 enableApp('files_encryption');
-enableApp('files_external');
 enableApp('user_ldap');
 enableApp('files_versions');
 
diff --git a/tests/phpunit-autotest.xml b/tests/phpunit-autotest.xml
index 9fba824bc7d..15e0e3dd408 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit-autotest.xml
+++ b/tests/phpunit-autotest.xml
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 			<exclude>
 				<directory suffix=".php">../3rdparty</directory>
 				<directory suffix=".php">../apps/files/l10n</directory>
-				<directory suffix=".php">../apps/files_external/l10n</directory>
-				<directory suffix=".php">../apps/files_external/3rdparty</directory>
+				<directory suffix=".php">../apps/files_external</directory>
 				<directory suffix=".php">../apps/files_versions/l10n</directory>
 				<directory suffix=".php">../apps/files_encryption/l10n</directory>
 				<directory suffix=".php">../apps/files_encryption/3rdparty</directory>