diff --git a/tests/hartree-fock/Makefile b/tests/hartree-fock/Makefile
index 0140e29dd..8ba094b5c 100644
--- a/tests/hartree-fock/Makefile
+++ b/tests/hartree-fock/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ check:: check1 check2
 check1::
 check2::
 
+clean::
+
+realclean:: clean
+
+targetclean:: clean
+
 ifeq ($(CXXGEN_SUPPORTS_CPP11),yes)
  ifeq ($(LIBINT_SUPPORTS_ONEBODY),yes)
   ifeq ($(LIBINT_SUPPORTS_ERI),yes)
@@ -62,10 +68,6 @@ clean::
 distclean:: realclean
 	-rm -rf $(TOPDIR)/include/libint2/boost hf++.molden
 
-realclean:: clean
-
-targetclean:: clean
-
 #########
 # unpack bundled boost if needed
 #########
diff --git a/tests/unit/Makefile b/tests/unit/Makefile
index d2abd8873..c33b11b8f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Makefile
+++ b/tests/unit/Makefile
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ check:: check1
 
 check1::
 
+clean::
+
+distclean:: realclean
+
+realclean:: clean
+
+targetclean:: clean
+
 ifeq ($(CXXGEN_SUPPORTS_CPP11),yes)
  ifeq ($(LIBINT_SUPPORTS_ONEBODY),yes)
   ifeq ($(LIBINT_SUPPORTS_ERI),yes)
@@ -58,12 +66,6 @@ $(TEST1): LD=$(CXXGEN)
 clean::
 	-rm -rf $(TEST1) *.o *.d
 
-distclean:: realclean
-
-realclean:: clean
-
-targetclean:: clean
-
 depend:: $(CXXTEST1DEP)
 
 #########