diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d9b6247..f7c08c8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,8 +68,12 @@ set( CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--no-undefined"
 
 add_subdirectory( icons )
 add_subdirectory( src )
-tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_DOC doc )
-tde_conditional_add_subdirectory( BUILD_TRANSLATIONS translations )
+
+
+##### other data ################################
+
+tde_conditional_add_project_docs( BUILD_DOC )
+tde_conditional_add_project_translations( BUILD_TRANSLATIONS )
 
 
 ##### write configure files #####################
diff --git a/doc/CMakeLists.txt b/doc/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index fde3c3e..0000000
--- a/doc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-tde_add_project_docs()
diff --git a/translations/CMakeLists.txt b/translations/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 42b186a..0000000
--- a/translations/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-tde_auto_add_subdirectories()
diff --git a/translations/messages/CMakeLists.txt b/translations/messages/CMakeLists.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 24e3bd8..0000000
--- a/translations/messages/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-tde_add_project_translations()