diff --git a/.github/workflows/commit.yml b/.github/workflows/commit.yml
index aebefe5a..35b049ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commit.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install libncurses-dev
           sudo apt-get install srecord
           make dist
-          make clean
           rm -rf .git*
 
       - name: List Output
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ jobs:
           export TZ='America/Los_Angeles'
           brew install srecord
           make dist
-          make clean
           rm -rf .git*
 
       - name: List Output
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4a814905..6a1b82ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get install libncurses-dev
           make dist
-          make clean
           rm -rf .git*
       
       - name: Upload Artifact
diff --git a/Binary/Apps/Makefile b/Binary/Apps/Makefile
index 0b913750..940d9ae2 100644
--- a/Binary/Apps/Makefile
+++ b/Binary/Apps/Makefile
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ include $(TOOLS)/Makefile.inc
 all::
 	mkdir -p Tunes
 
-clobber::
+clean::
 	@rm -f *.bin *.com *.img *.rom *.pdf *.log *.eeprom *.ovr *.hlp *.doc *.COM *.BIN Tunes/*.mym Tunes/*.pt? Tunes/*.vgm
diff --git a/Binary/Apps/Test/Makefile b/Binary/Apps/Test/Makefile
index db06d177..8fc553ae 100644
--- a/Binary/Apps/Test/Makefile
+++ b/Binary/Apps/Test/Makefile
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ MOREDIFF := $(shell $(TOOLS)/unix/casefn.sh *.com)
 
 include $(TOOLS)/Makefile.inc
 
-clobber::
+clean::
 	@rm -f *.com
diff --git a/Binary/CPM3/Makefile b/Binary/CPM3/Makefile
index 2105f8de..bf98e7ac 100644
--- a/Binary/CPM3/Makefile
+++ b/Binary/CPM3/Makefile
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ MOREDIFF := $(shell $(TOOLS)/unix/casefn.sh *.spr)
 
 include $(TOOLS)/Makefile.inc
 
-clobber::
-	@rm -f *.spr
+clean::
+	@rm -f *.spr *.com *.sys *.dat cpm3fix.pat readme.1st
diff --git a/Binary/Makefile b/Binary/Makefile
index ea7a0d79..f4d4bec4 100644
--- a/Binary/Makefile
+++ b/Binary/Makefile
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ SUBDIRS = Apps CPM3 ZPM3
 
 include $(TOOLS)/Makefile.inc
 
-clobber::
-	@rm -f *.bin *.com *.img *.rom *.upd *.hex *.pdf *.log *.eeprom *.dat
\ No newline at end of file
+clean::
+	@rm -f *.bin *.com *.img *.rom *.upd *.hex *.pdf *.log *.eeprom *.dat
diff --git a/Binary/ZPM3/Makefile b/Binary/ZPM3/Makefile
index 2105f8de..95e533a1 100644
--- a/Binary/ZPM3/Makefile
+++ b/Binary/ZPM3/Makefile
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ MOREDIFF := $(shell $(TOOLS)/unix/casefn.sh *.spr)
 
 include $(TOOLS)/Makefile.inc
 
-clobber::
-	@rm -f *.spr
+clean::
+	@rm -f *.spr *.com *.sys *.dat *.zpm
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a9c1abae..487cb9a7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 all:
-	$(MAKE) --directory Tools/unix
+	$(MAKE) --directory Tools
 	$(MAKE) --directory Source
 
 clean:
-	$(MAKE) --directory Tools/unix clean
+	$(MAKE) --directory Tools clean
 	$(MAKE) --directory Source clean
 	$(MAKE) --directory Binary clean
 
-clobber:
-	$(MAKE) --directory Tools/unix clobber
-	$(MAKE) --directory Source  clobber
-	$(MAKE) --directory Binary clobber
-	rm -f typescript
+clobber: clean
 
 diff:
 	$(MAKE) --directory Source diff
 
 dist:
 	$(MAKE) ROM_PLATFORM=dist
+	$(MAKE) --directory Source clean
+	$(MAKE) --directory Tools clean
diff --git a/Readme.unix b/Readme.unix
index 8814e28c..bf6a8478 100644
--- a/Readme.unix
+++ b/Readme.unix
@@ -47,9 +47,8 @@ the "SCZ180" platform:
 Please be aware that the make-based build does have a few deficiencies.
 
 First and most important, the Makefiles do not handle reruns very well.
-To ensure a full buld, use "make clobber" from the top level directory
-before running the actual build.  For those used to using "make clean",
-you can do that but it is not as thorough as "make clobber".
+To ensure a full buld, use "make clean" from the top level directory
+before running the actual build.
 
 Second, there are some build failures that will not stop the make 
 process.  Most of this is because real CP/M 2.2 tools are used in 
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ places and CP/M 2.2 does not allow programs to return a result code.
 
 Third, not all dependencies are properly handled.  So, changes to some
 files will not cause things to rebuild as appropriate.  In general, I
-recommend doing a "make clobber" before running "make" to ensure that
+recommend doing a "make clean" before running "make" to ensure that
 everything is fully rebuilt.
 
 For macOS users, you may encounter a failure reading or writing files.
diff --git a/Source/BPBIOS/Makefile b/Source/BPBIOS/Makefile
index 05c064ed..852cb5c7 100644
--- a/Source/BPBIOS/Makefile
+++ b/Source/BPBIOS/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ zcpr33n.rel zcpr33t.rel:
 
 all:: $(HD0IMG)
 
-clobber::
+clean::
 	@rm -f $(HD0IMG)
 
 %.img: zcpr33n.rel zcpr33t.rel
diff --git a/Tools/Makefile b/Tools/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6093e4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tools/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#
+# build the tools for linux and Darwin
+#
+UNAME := $(shell uname)
+
+all:
+	$(MAKE) --directory unix
+
+clean:
+	$(MAKE) --directory unix clean
+	@rm -rf $(UNAME)
diff --git a/Tools/Makefile.inc b/Tools/Makefile.inc
index 1a579e50..d52be301 100644
--- a/Tools/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Tools/Makefile.inc
@@ -156,13 +156,7 @@ clean::
 	done
 
 clobber:: clean
-	@if [ "$(DEST)" ] ; then for file in $(OBJECTS) ; do \
-		rm -f $$($(CASEFN) $(DEST)/$$file) ; \
-	done ; fi
-	@-rm -f $$($(CASEFN) $(filter-out $(NODELETE),$(OBJECTS)))
-	@for dir in $(SUBDIRS) ; do \
-		$(MAKE) --directory $$dir clobber ; \
-	done
+
 #
 # this is used to verify that the unix and windows tool chains are generating
 # the same objects
diff --git a/Tools/unix/Makefile b/Tools/unix/Makefile
index 571e876d..bdd56c36 100644
--- a/Tools/unix/Makefile
+++ b/Tools/unix/Makefile
@@ -15,9 +15,5 @@ all:
 	@chmod +x casefn.sh
 	@$(foreach subdir,$(SUBDIRS),$(MAKE) --directory $(subdir) all;)
 
-clobber:
-	@$(foreach subdir,$(SUBDIRS),$(MAKE) --directory $(subdir) clobber;)
-	@rm -rf ../$(UNAME)
-
 clean:
 	@$(foreach subdir,$(SUBDIRS),$(MAKE) --directory $(subdir) clean;)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Tools/unix/bin2asm/Makefile b/Tools/unix/bin2asm/Makefile
index 1ffdbd79..85c956d0 100644
--- a/Tools/unix/bin2asm/Makefile
+++ b/Tools/unix/bin2asm/Makefile
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ $(DEST):
 clean:
 	rm -f $(OBJ_FILES) $(BINARY)
 
-clobber: clean
-	rm -f $(DEST)/$(BINARY) $(BINARY)
-
 $(BINARY): $(OBJ_FILES)
 	$(CC) -o $@ $^ $(LIBS)
 
diff --git a/Tools/unix/bst/Makefile b/Tools/unix/bst/Makefile
index 2e6c8227..f051f892 100644
--- a/Tools/unix/bst/Makefile
+++ b/Tools/unix/bst/Makefile
@@ -20,9 +20,4 @@ all: $(DEST)
 $(DEST):
 	mkdir $(DEST)
 
-clobber: clean
-	-for i in *.$(SUFFIX) ; do \
-		rm $(DEST)/$$(basename $$i .$(SUFFIX)) ; \
-	done
-
 clean:
diff --git a/Tools/unix/cpmtools/Makefile b/Tools/unix/cpmtools/Makefile
index 9c850895..7cc055f8 100644
--- a/Tools/unix/cpmtools/Makefile
+++ b/Tools/unix/cpmtools/Makefile
@@ -54,8 +54,3 @@ $(DEST):
 
 clean:
 	-rm -f *.o $(OBJECTS)
-
-clobber: clean
-	-for i in $(OBJECTS) ; do \
-		rm -f $(DEST)/$$i ; \
-	done
diff --git a/Tools/unix/lzsa/Makefile b/Tools/unix/lzsa/Makefile
index 9f9cd895..80884198 100644
--- a/Tools/unix/lzsa/Makefile
+++ b/Tools/unix/lzsa/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,3 @@ $(APP): $(OBJS)
 
 clean:
 	@rm -rf $(APP) $(OBJDIR)
-
-clobber: clean
-	rm -f ../../$(UNAME)/$(APP)
diff --git a/Tools/unix/uz80as/Makefile b/Tools/unix/uz80as/Makefile
index 164ca7e8..2f5b0ec6 100644
--- a/Tools/unix/uz80as/Makefile
+++ b/Tools/unix/uz80as/Makefile
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ all: uz80as $(DEST)
 $(DEST):
 	mkdir -p $(DEST)
 
-clobber: clean
-	-rm -f uz80as $(DEST)/uz80as
-
 clean:
 	-rm -f $(OBJECTS) uz80as
 
diff --git a/Tools/unix/zxcc/Makefile b/Tools/unix/zxcc/Makefile
index 70420378..3a5ad1e8 100644
--- a/Tools/unix/zxcc/Makefile
+++ b/Tools/unix/zxcc/Makefile
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ $(DEST):
 clean:
 	-rm -f $(OBJECTS) config.h zxcc bios.bin
 
-clobber: clean
-	-rm -f $(DEST)/zxcc $(DEST)/bios.bin zxcc
-
 $(OBJECTS): config.h bios.bin
 
 zxcc:	 $(OBJECTS)