--- a/tools/Makefile
+++ b/tools/Makefile
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ SUBDIRS =             \
 	vcf-loader        \
 	copycat           \
 	fasterq-dump      \
-	sra-load          \
 	ccextract         \
 	pacbio-load       \
 	fuse              \
--- a/build/Makefile.install
+++ b/build/Makefile.install
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ include $(TOP)/build/Makefile.$(OS)
 include $(TOP)/build/Makefile.tools
 ifeq (1,$(HAVE_HDF5))
         TOOLS_TO_COPY += pacbio-load
-        TOOLS_TO_COPY += pacbio-loadxml
+        TOOLS_TO_COPY_OPTIONAL += pacbio-loadxml
 endif
 
 # unset outside defined variables