diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fd7d8507c..17cfe19ff 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -171,14 +171,6 @@ if test "x$enable_jna" = xyes ; then
 AC_DEFINE([JNA], [1], [if true, include jna bug workaround code])
 fi
 
-# Does the user want to run extra tests with valgrind?
-AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether extra valgrind tests should be run])
-AC_ARG_ENABLE([valgrind-tests],
-              [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-valgrind-tests],
-                              [build with valgrind-tests (valgrind is required, static builds only)])])
-test "x$enable_valgrind_tests" = xyes || enable_valgrind_tests=no
-AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_valgrind_tests)
-
 # Does the user want to build netcdf-4?
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether we should build netCDF-4])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([netcdf-4], [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-netcdf-4],
@@ -670,14 +662,6 @@ AC_MSG_NOTICE([setting up libtool])
 LT_PREREQ([2.2])
 LT_INIT()
 
-# Valgrind tests don't work with shared builds because of some libtool
-# weirdness.
-if test "x$enable_shared" = xyes; then
-   if test $enable_valgrind_tests = yes; then
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([No valgrind tests with shared libraries])
-   fi
-fi
-
 AC_MSG_NOTICE([finding other utilities])
 
 # Is m4 installed? If not, bail.
@@ -1202,7 +1186,6 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_SZIP, [test "x$ac_cv_func_H5Z_SZIP" = xyes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_PNETCDF_DIR, [test ! "x$PNETCDFDIR" = x])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_LOGGING, [test "x$enable_logging" = xyes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(CROSS_COMPILING, [test "x$cross_compiling" = xyes])
-AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_VALGRIND_TESTS, [test "x$enable_valgrind_tests" = xyes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_NETCDF4, [test x$enable_netcdf_4 = xyes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_HDF4, [test x$enable_hdf4 = xyes])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_HDF4_FILE_TESTS, [test x$enable_hdf4_file_tests = xyes])
diff --git a/examples/C/Makefile.am b/examples/C/Makefile.am
index e39debb1f..77013f7c9 100644
--- a/examples/C/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/C/Makefile.am
@@ -48,22 +48,10 @@ if USE_NETCDF4
 TESTS += run_examples4.sh
 endif #USE_NETCDF4
 
-# This will run a bunch of the test programs with valgrind, the memory
-# checking tool. (Valgrind must be present for this to work.)
-if USE_VALGRIND_TESTS
-TESTS += run_valgrind_tests.sh
-endif # USE_VALGRIND_TESTS
-if USE_NETCDF4
-if USE_VALGRIND_TESTS
-TESTS += run_nc4_valgrind_tests.sh
-endif # USE_VALGRIND_TESTS
-endif # USE_NETCDF4
-
 # These files are created by the tests.
 CLEANFILES = *.nc
 
-EXTRA_DIST = run_valgrind_tests.sh run_nc4_valgrind_tests.sh	\
-CMakeLists.txt run_examples.sh run_examples4.sh
+EXTRA_DIST = CMakeLists.txt run_examples.sh run_examples4.sh
 
 if ENABLE_FILTER_TESTING # => shared and netcdf-4
 BUILT_SOURCES = findplugin.sh
diff --git a/examples/C/run_nc4_valgrind_tests.sh b/examples/C/run_nc4_valgrind_tests.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 42f89773d..000000000
--- a/examples/C/run_nc4_valgrind_tests.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# This shell runs the tests with valgrind, for netCDF-4.
-
-# $Id: run_valgrind_tests.sh,v 1.9 2010/01/26 20:24:18 ed Exp $
-
-set -e
-echo ""
-echo "Testing netCDF-4 test programs with valgrind..."
-
-# These are my test programs.
-list='simple_nc4_wr simple_nc4_rd simple_xy_nc4_wr '\
-'simple_xy_nc4_rd '
-
-for tst in $list; do
-    echo ""
-    cmd1="valgrind -q --error-exitcode=2 --leak-check=full ./$tst"
-    echo "$cmd1:"
-    $cmd1
-done
-
-echo "SUCCESS!!!"
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/examples/C/run_valgrind_tests.sh b/examples/C/run_valgrind_tests.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 3b2b9cd3a..000000000
--- a/examples/C/run_valgrind_tests.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# This shell runs the tests with valgrind.
-
-# $Id: run_valgrind_tests.sh,v 1.9 2010/01/26 20:24:18 ed Exp $
-
-set -e
-echo ""
-echo "Testing programs with valgrind..."
-
-# These are my test programs.
-list='simple_xy_wr simple_xy_rd sfc_pres_temp_wr '\
-'sfc_pres_temp_rd pres_temp_4D_wr pres_temp_4D_rd '
-
-for tst in $list; do
-    echo ""
-    cmd1="valgrind -q --error-exitcode=2 --leak-check=full ./$tst"
-    echo "$cmd1:"
-    $cmd1
-done
-
-echo "SUCCESS!!!"
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/h5_test/Makefile.am b/h5_test/Makefile.am
index 18e168b1f..f114d7ceb 100644
--- a/h5_test/Makefile.am
+++ b/h5_test/Makefile.am
@@ -38,17 +38,10 @@ check_PROGRAMS += tst_h_par
 TESTS += run_par_tests.sh
 endif
 
-# This will run a bunch of the test programs with valgrind, the memory
-# checking tool. (Valgrind must be present for this to work.)
-if USE_VALGRIND_TESTS
-TESTS += run_valgrind_tests.sh
-endif # USE_VALGRIND_TESTS
-
 # We must include these files in the distribution.
-EXTRA_DIST = run_par_tests.sh run_valgrind_tests.sh		\
-ref_tst_h_compounds.h5 ref_tst_h_compounds2.h5 run_par_tests.sh	\
-run_valgrind_tests.sh ref_tst_compounds.nc h5_err_macros.h	\
-CMakeLists.txt
+EXTRA_DIST = run_par_tests.sh ref_tst_h_compounds.h5		\
+ref_tst_h_compounds2.h5 run_par_tests.sh ref_tst_compounds.nc	\
+h5_err_macros.h CMakeLists.txt
 
 # Clean up test results.
 CLEANFILES = tst_h_*.h5
diff --git a/h5_test/run_valgrind_tests.sh b/h5_test/run_valgrind_tests.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 9fa2568e4..000000000
--- a/h5_test/run_valgrind_tests.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-if test "x$srcdir" = x ; then srcdir=`pwd`; fi
-. ../test_common.sh
-
-# This shell runs the tests with valgrind.
-
-set -e
-echo ""
-echo "Testing programs with valgrind..."
-
-# These are my test programs.
-list='tst_h_files tst_h_files2 tst_h_files4 tst_h_atts '\
-'tst_h_atts3 tst_h_atts4 tst_h_vars tst_h_vars2 tst_h_vars3 tst_h_grps '\
-'tst_h_compounds tst_h_compounds2 tst_h_wrt_cmp tst_h_rd_cmp tst_h_vl '\
-'tst_h_opaques tst_h_strings tst_h_strings1 tst_h_strings2 tst_h_ints '\
-'tst_h_dimscales tst_h_dimscales1 tst_h_dimscales2 tst_h_dimscales3 '\
-'tst_h_enums'
-
-for tst in $list; do
-    echo ""
-    cmd1="valgrind -q --error-exitcode=2 --leak-check=full ./$tst"
-    echo "$cmd1:"
-    $cmd1
-done
-
-echo "SUCCESS!!!"
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/nc_test/Makefile.am b/nc_test/Makefile.am
index 1d14fddea..d78b3c0b9 100644
--- a/nc_test/Makefile.am
+++ b/nc_test/Makefile.am
@@ -83,23 +83,11 @@ if USE_PNETCDF
 TESTS += run_pnetcdf_test.sh
 endif
 
-# This will run a bunch of the test programs with valgrind, the memory
-# checking tool. (Valgrind must be present for this to work.)
-if USE_VALGRIND_TESTS
-if USE_NETCDF4
-    TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = USE_NETCDF4=1
-else
-    TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = USE_NETCDF4=0
-endif
-TESTS += run_valgrind_tests.sh
-endif # USE_VALGRIND_TESTS
-
 # Distribute the .c files so that m4 isn't required on the users
 # machine.
-EXTRA_DIST = test_get.m4 test_put.m4 run_valgrind_tests.sh		\
-run_diskless.sh run_diskless2.sh run_diskless5.sh run_mmap.sh		\
-run_pnetcdf_test.sh test_read.m4 test_write.m4 ref_tst_diskless2.cdl	\
-tst_diskless5.cdl CMakeLists.txt
+EXTRA_DIST = test_get.m4 test_put.m4 run_diskless.sh run_diskless2.sh	\
+run_diskless5.sh run_mmap.sh run_pnetcdf_test.sh test_read.m4		\
+test_write.m4 ref_tst_diskless2.cdl tst_diskless5.cdl CMakeLists.txt
 
 # These files are created by the tests.
 CLEANFILES = nc_test_classic.nc nc_test_64bit.nc nc_test_netcdf4.nc     \
diff --git a/nc_test/run_valgrind_tests.sh b/nc_test/run_valgrind_tests.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index c17203919..000000000
--- a/nc_test/run_valgrind_tests.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# This shell runs the tests with valgrind.
-
-# $Id: run_valgrind_tests.sh,v 1.9 2010/01/26 20:24:18 ed Exp $
-
-set -e
-echo ""
-echo "Testing programs with valgrind..."
-
-# These are my test programs.
-list='t_nc tst_norm tst_names tst_misc nc_test'
-# If we are running with netcdf4, then add tst_atts
-if test "x$USE_NETCDF4" = "x1" ; then
-list="$list tst_atts"
-fi
-
-# These don't work yet: tst_fills tst_xplatform2 tst_interops6 tst_strings 
-
-for tst in $list; do
-    echo ""
-    cmd1="valgrind -q --error-exitcode=2 --leak-check=full ./$tst"
-    echo "$cmd1:"
-    $cmd1
-done
-
-echo "SUCCESS!!!"
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/nc_test4/Makefile.am b/nc_test4/Makefile.am
index 2a0619c12..6423d780e 100644
--- a/nc_test4/Makefile.am
+++ b/nc_test4/Makefile.am
@@ -131,15 +131,6 @@ TESTS += tst_filter.sh
 endif
 endif
 
-# This will run a bunch of the test programs with valgrind, the memory
-# checking tool. (Valgrind must be present for this to work.)
-if USE_VALGRIND_TESTS
-TESTS += run_valgrind_tests.sh run_valgrind_tests2.sh
-if USE_HDF4
-TESTS += run_hdf4_valgrind_tests.sh
-endif # USE_HDF4
-endif # USE_VALGRIND_TESTS
-
 # This are extra tests that will only be run if netcdf-4 is configured
 # with --enable-parallel-tests.
 if TEST_PARALLEL4
@@ -148,23 +139,21 @@ tst_parallel4 tst_nc4perf tst_mode tst_simplerw_coll_r
 TESTS += run_par_test.sh
 endif
 
-EXTRA_DIST = run_par_test.sh run_bm.sh run_bm_test1.sh                  \
-run_bm_test2.sh run_bm_radar_2D.sh run_bm_radar_2D_compression1.sh      \
-run_par_bm_test.sh run_bm_elena.sh run_par_bm_radar_2D.sh               \
-run_bm_radar_2D_endianness1.sh run_tst_chunks.sh ref_chunks1.cdl        \
-ref_chunks2.cdl run_get_hdf4_files.sh run_valgrind_tests.sh             \
-run_valgrind_tests2.sh run_bm_ar4.sh ref_tst_compounds.nc               \
-run_hdf4_valgrind_tests.sh ref_tst_xplatform2_1.nc                      \
-ref_tst_xplatform2_2.nc ref_tst_dims.nc ref_tst_interops4.nc            \
-run_get_knmi_files.sh CMakeLists.txt run_grp_rename.sh                  \
-tst_formatx_hdf4.sh run_chunk_hdf4.sh tst_h5_endians.c                  \
-tst_h4_lendian.c tst_atts_string_rewrite.c                              \
-tst_put_vars_two_unlim_dim.c tst_empty_vlen_unlim.c                     \
-run_empty_vlen_test.sh ref_hdf5_compat1.nc ref_hdf5_compat2.nc          \
-ref_hdf5_compat3.nc tst_misc.sh tdset.h5 tst_hdf4_read_var.sh           \
-ref_contiguous.hdf4 ref_chunked.hdf4 tst_szip.sh ref_szip.h5 ref_szip.cdl \
-tst_filter.sh bzip2.cdl filtered.cdl unfiltered.cdl ref_bzip2.c         \
-findplugin.in
+EXTRA_DIST = run_par_test.sh run_bm.sh run_bm_test1.sh			\
+run_bm_test2.sh run_bm_radar_2D.sh run_bm_radar_2D_compression1.sh	\
+run_par_bm_test.sh run_bm_elena.sh run_par_bm_radar_2D.sh		\
+run_bm_radar_2D_endianness1.sh run_tst_chunks.sh ref_chunks1.cdl	\
+ref_chunks2.cdl run_get_hdf4_files.sh run_bm_ar4.sh			\
+ref_tst_compounds.nc ref_tst_xplatform2_1.nc ref_tst_xplatform2_2.nc	\
+ref_tst_dims.nc ref_tst_interops4.nc run_get_knmi_files.sh		\
+CMakeLists.txt run_grp_rename.sh tst_formatx_hdf4.sh			\
+run_chunk_hdf4.sh tst_h5_endians.c tst_h4_lendian.c			\
+tst_atts_string_rewrite.c tst_put_vars_two_unlim_dim.c			\
+tst_empty_vlen_unlim.c run_empty_vlen_test.sh ref_hdf5_compat1.nc	\
+ref_hdf5_compat2.nc ref_hdf5_compat3.nc tst_misc.sh tdset.h5		\
+tst_hdf4_read_var.sh ref_contiguous.hdf4 ref_chunked.hdf4 tst_szip.sh	\
+ref_szip.h5 ref_szip.cdl tst_filter.sh bzip2.cdl filtered.cdl		\
+unfiltered.cdl ref_bzip2.c findplugin.in
 
 CLEANFILES = tst_mpi_parallel.bin cdm_sea_soundings.nc bm_chunking.nc   \
 bm_radar.nc bm_radar1.nc radar_3d_compression_test.txt                  \
diff --git a/nc_test4/run_hdf4_valgrind_tests.sh b/nc_test4/run_hdf4_valgrind_tests.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index ba3c9c706..000000000
--- a/nc_test4/run_hdf4_valgrind_tests.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-if test "x$srcdir" = x ; then srcdir=`pwd`; fi
-. ../test_common.sh
-
-# This shell runs the HDF4 tests with valgrind.
-
-# $Id: run_hdf4_valgrind_tests.sh,v 1.1 2009/07/13 14:53:52 ed Exp $
-
-set -e
-echo ""
-echo "Testing programs with valgrind..."
-
-# These are my test programs.
-list='tst_interops2 '
-
-for tst in $list; do
-    echo ""
-    echo "Memory testing with $tst:"
-    valgrind -q --error-exitcode=2 --leak-check=full ./$tst
-done
-
-echo "SUCCESS!!!"
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/nc_test4/run_valgrind_tests.sh b/nc_test4/run_valgrind_tests.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 1a8da1169..000000000
--- a/nc_test4/run_valgrind_tests.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-if test "x$srcdir" = x ; then srcdir=`pwd`; fi
-. ../test_common.sh
-
-
-# This shell runs the tests with valgrind.
-
-set -e
-echo ""
-echo "Testing programs with valgrind..."
-
-# These are my test programs.
-list='tst_dims tst_dims2 tst_dims3 tst_files tst_files4 tst_vars '\
-'tst_varms tst_unlim_vars tst_converts tst_converts2 tst_grps '\
-'tst_compounds tst_compounds2 tst_compounds3 tst_opaques tst_strings '\
-'tst_strings2 tst_interops tst_interops4 tst_interops5 tst_interops6 '\
-'tst_coords tst_coords2 tst_coords3 tst_vars3 tst_chunks '\
-'tst_utf8 tst_fills tst_fills2 tst_fillbug tst_xplatform  '\
-'tst_h_atts2 tst_endian_fill tst_atts'
-
-# These don't work yet: tst_grps2 tst_xplatform2 tst_enums
-
-for tst in $list; do
-    echo ""
-    cmd1="valgrind -q --error-exitcode=2 --leak-check=full ./$tst"
-    echo "$cmd1:"
-    $cmd1
-done
-
-echo "SUCCESS!!!"
-exit 0
diff --git a/nc_test4/run_valgrind_tests2.sh b/nc_test4/run_valgrind_tests2.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 796ea95f8..000000000
--- a/nc_test4/run_valgrind_tests2.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# This shell runs the tests with valgrind.
-
-# $Id: run_valgrind_tests.sh,v 1.9 2010/01/26 20:24:18 ed Exp $
-
-set -e
-echo ""
-echo "Testing programs with valgrind..."
-
-# These are my test programs.
-list="t_type tst_camrun tst_vl tst_v2 tst_vars2 \
-tst_atts2 tst_files tst_atts"
-
-for tst in $list; do
-    echo ""
-    echo "Memory testing with $tst:"
-    valgrind -q --error-exitcode=2 --leak-check=full ./$tst
-done
-
-echo "SUCCESS!!!"
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/nctest/Makefile.am b/nctest/Makefile.am
index 9c8c05abb..348472eed 100644
--- a/nctest/Makefile.am
+++ b/nctest/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ AM_LDFLAGS += ${top_builddir}/liblib/libnetcdf.la
 # generated in a pressurized chamber that exactly simulated the
 # atmosphere on the surface of Mars.
 EXTRA_DIST = ref_nctest_classic.nc ref_nctest_64bit_offset.nc	\
-compare_test_files.sh run_valgrind_tests.sh CMakeLists.txt
+compare_test_files.sh CMakeLists.txt
 
 CLEANFILES = nctest_*.nc test2.nc temp.tmp tst_*.nc	\
 nctest_classic.cdl ref_nctest_classic.cdl
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ TEST_EXTENSIONS = .sh
 # compare_test_files depends on nctest executing first.
 compare_test_files.log: nctest.log 
 
-# This will the test program with valgrind, the memory checking
-# tool. (Valgrind must be present for this to work.)
-if USE_VALGRIND_TESTS
-TESTS += run_valgrind_tests.sh
-endif # USE_VALGRIND_TESTS
-
 # These are the source files for the nctest program.
 nctest_SOURCES = add.c add.h atttests.c cdftests.c dimtests.c driver.c	\
 emalloc.c emalloc.h error.c error.h misctest.c rec.c slabs.c testcdf.h	\
diff --git a/nctest/run_valgrind_tests.sh b/nctest/run_valgrind_tests.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 29cbcb82c..000000000
--- a/nctest/run_valgrind_tests.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-if test "x$srcdir" = x ; then srcdir=`pwd`; fi
-. ../test_common.sh
-
-# This shell runs the tests with valgrind.
-
-# $Id: run_valgrind_tests.sh,v 1.9 2010/01/26 20:24:18 ed Exp $
-
-set -e
-echo ""
-echo "Testing programs with valgrind..."
-
-# These are my test programs.
-list='nctest tst_rename'
-
-# These don't work yet: tst_fills tst_xplatform2 tst_interops6 tst_strings 
-
-for tst in $list; do
-    echo ""
-    cmd1="valgrind -q --error-exitcode=2 --leak-check=full ./$tst"
-    echo "$cmd1:"
-    $cmd1
-done
-
-echo "SUCCESS!!!"
-
-exit 0