diff --git a/components/bootloader/project_include.cmake b/components/bootloader/project_include.cmake
index 54799088cd..d997510e95 100644
--- a/components/bootloader/project_include.cmake
+++ b/components/bootloader/project_include.cmake
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ if((NOT CONFIG_SECURE_BOOT_ENABLED) OR
         # TODO: support overriding the bootloader in COMPONENT_PATHS
         SOURCE_DIR "${IDF_PATH}/components/bootloader/subproject"
         BINARY_DIR "${bootloader_build_dir}"
-        CMAKE_ARGS  -DSDKCONFIG=${SDKCONFIG} -DIDF_PATH=${IDF_PATH} -DEXTRA_COMPONENT_DIRS=${COMPONENT_DIRS}
-                    -DTESTS_ALL=0 -DTEST_COMPONENTS=""
+        CMAKE_ARGS  -DSDKCONFIG=${SDKCONFIG} -DIDF_PATH=${IDF_PATH}
                     -DSECURE_BOOT_SIGNING_KEY=${secure_boot_signing_key}
         INSTALL_COMMAND ""
         BUILD_ALWAYS 1  # no easy way around this...