diff --git a/settings/Makefile b/Makefile
similarity index 70%
rename from settings/Makefile
rename to Makefile
index 666e99f1e06..7e6b37af669 100644
--- a/settings/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 all: dev-setup build-js-production
 
-dev-setup: clean clean-dev npm-init
+dev-setup: clean-dev npm-init
 
 npm-init:
 	npm install
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ build-js-production:
 watch-js:
 	npm run watch
 
-clean:
-	rm -f js/vue-*.js
-	rm -f js/vue-*.js.map
-
 clean-dev:
 	rm -rf node_modules
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1ddfd2facb7..a18323756e0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Otherwise, git checkouts can be handled the same as release archives, by using t
 
 ### Building front-end code 🏗
 
-We move more and more towards using Vue.js in the frontend, starting with Settings. For building the code on changes, use these terminal commands in the `settings` subfolder:
+We move more and more towards using Vue.js in the frontend, starting with Settings. For building the code on changes, use these terminal commands in the root folder:
 
 ``` bash
 # install dependencies
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ make watch-js
 
 # build for production with minification
 make build-js-production
-
-# clean output files
-make clean
 ```
 
 **When making changes, also commit the compiled files!**