diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nut/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nut/package.py
index 99ce0e67a0e..1097e706148 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nut/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/nut/package.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ def install(self, spec, prefix):
         install('README.md', prefix)
         mkdirp(prefix.bin)
         mkdirp(prefix.lib)
-        install('../spack-build/test/nut_unittests', prefix.bin)
         install('../spack-build/apps/bh-3', prefix.bin)
         install('../spack-build/lib/libnut.a', prefix.lib)
         install_tree('test/data', prefix.data)