early optimization is the death by 1,000 cuts.

modified:   .gitlab-ci.yml
	modified:   Makefile

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ test:
   except:
     - tags
   script: make test
-  artifacts:
-    paths:
-      - env.vanilla
-    expire_in: 1 hour
 
 build:
   stage: build
@@ -21,7 +17,6 @@ build:
   except:
     - tags
   script:
-    - mv env.vanilla env
     - make install-source-prod
     # Copy static assets to env/static and create a tarball of the static files.
     - cp -pr make_post_sell/static env/static

Makefile

@@ -62,14 +62,12 @@ install-source-dev-and-test: venv
 	$(PIP) install --editable .
 	$(PIP) install --upgrade -r requirements-dev.txt
 	$(PIP) install --upgrade -r requirements-test.txt
-	cp -rp $(VENV_DIR) $(VENV_DIR).vanilla
 
 # Install from source for production (non‑editable).
 install-source-prod: venv
 	@echo "Installing make_post_sell from source for production (non‑editable)..."
 	$(PIP) install .
 	$(PIP) install --upgrade -r requirements-prod.txt
-	cp -rp $(VENV_DIR) $(VENV_DIR).vanilla
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Database Initialization and Server Targets
@@ -124,5 +122,5 @@ http: venv
 
 # Remove the virtual environment directories.
 clean:
-	@echo "Cleaning up: removing $(VENV_DIR) and $(VENV_DIR).vanilla..."
-	rm -rf $(VENV_DIR) $(VENV_DIR).vanilla
+	@echo "Cleaning up: removing $(VENV_DIR)"
+	rm -rf $(VENV_DIR)