diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 207b06d..7ecf2bf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -241,10 +241,12 @@ clean-vendor:
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean: down
-	rm -rf $(VENV_HOST) $(WHEELHOUSE) vendor/ .venv-verify .venv-offline-test
+	rm -rf $(VENV_HOST) $(WHEELHOUSE) .venv-verify .venv-offline-test
 	rm -rf dist/ build/ *.spec src/pyhdwallet_frozen.py
 	find . -type d -name __pycache__ -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
 	find . -type d -name "*.egg-info" -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null || true
+	# NOTE: vendor/ is kept (use 'make clean-vendor' to remove)
+
 
 # ---------- Platform-Aware Operations ----------
 .PHONY: info