diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cc5d410c..fa709a16 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ confdefs.h
 config.*
 configure
 configure.lineno
+conftest.c
+conftest.err
 coverage.info
 depcomp
 INSTALL
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 5fbcae5e..baa158e3 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
         }
     }
 
-    if (build_tests) {
+    {
         const offline = b.option(bool, "offline", "Skip downloading test vectors; use cached files only") orelse false;
         const tv_options = b.addOptions();
         tv_options.addOption(bool, "offline", offline);
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
             .name = "test-vectors",
             .root_module = tv_mod,
         });
-        b.installArtifact(tv_exe);
         const run_tv = b.addRunArtifact(tv_exe);
         const tv_step = b.step("test-vectors", "Run external test vectors (Rooterberg)");
         tv_step.dependOn(&run_tv.step);