diff --git a/app/build.xml b/app/build.xml
index 599f0bf73..d88c13dd1 100644
--- a/app/build.xml
+++ b/app/build.xml
@@ -173,16 +173,18 @@
     <jar basedir="bin" destfile="pde.jar" />
   </target>
 
-  <target name="update" description="Update the downloaded libraries">
+  <target name="clean-libs" description="Remove the downloaded libraries">
     <delete>
       <fileset refid="ant.files" />
       <fileset refid="flatlaf.files" />
       <fileset refid="jna.files" />
     </delete>
 
+    <!--
     <antcall target="download-ant" />
     <antcall target="download-flatlaf" />
     <antcall target="download-jna" />
+    -->
   </target>
 
   <target name="clean" description="Clean the build directories">
diff --git a/build/build.xml b/build/build.xml
index db72a976a..bc8c02e3f 100644
--- a/build/build.xml
+++ b/build/build.xml
@@ -1572,12 +1572,16 @@
   </target>
 
 
-  <!-- - - - - - - - -->
-  <!-- Run It!       -->
-  <!-- - - - - - - - -->
+  <!-- Cleaning the build and libraries -->
 
   <target name="clean" description="Perform a spring cleaning"
           depends="linux-clean, windows-clean, macos-clean, subprojects-clean">
   </target>
 
+  <target name="clean-libs" description="Purge downloaded support libraries">
+    <subant buildpath="../core" target="clean-libs"/>
+    <subant buildpath="../app" target="clean-libs"/>
+    <subant buildpath="../java/libraries/svg" target="clean-libs"/>
+  </target>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/core/build.xml b/core/build.xml
index 6e6f4875d..6bfddd223 100644
--- a/core/build.xml
+++ b/core/build.xml
@@ -3,19 +3,6 @@
 
   <property environment="env" />
 
-  <target name="clean" description="Clean out the build directories">
-    <delete dir="bin" />
-    <delete dir="bin-test" />
-    <delete file="library/core.jar" />
-  </target>
-
-  <target name="clean-jogl" description="Clean out the JOGL binaries">
-    <delete>
-      <fileset dir="library" includes="gluegen-rt*.jar" />
-      <fileset dir="library" includes="jogl-all*.jar" />
-    </delete>
-  </target>
-
   <target name="methods-check">
     <available file="methods/methods.jar" property="methods.present" />
   </target>
@@ -216,4 +203,19 @@
     <echo message="Wrote source jar to ${source.jar.path}" />
   </target>
 
+  <target name="clean-libs" description="Clean out the JOGL binary downloads">
+    <delete>
+      <fileset dir="library" includes="gluegen-rt*.jar" />
+      <fileset dir="library" includes="jogl-all*.jar" />
+    </delete>
+
+    <!-- <antcall target="download-jogl" /> -->
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="clean" description="Clean out the build directories">
+    <delete dir="bin" />
+    <delete dir="bin-test" />
+    <delete file="library/core.jar" />
+  </target>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/java/libraries/svg/build.xml b/java/libraries/svg/build.xml
index ba9c2a7d7..725c55b60 100644
--- a/java/libraries/svg/build.xml
+++ b/java/libraries/svg/build.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <project name="Processing SVG Library" default="build">
 
-  <target name="clean" description="Clean the build directories">
-    <delete dir="bin" />
-    <delete file="library/svg.jar" />
-  </target>
-
   <property name="core.library.jar" location="../../../core/library/core.jar" />
 
   <property name="batik.version" value="1.14" />
@@ -76,4 +71,13 @@
   <target name="build" depends="compile" description="Build SVG library">
     <jar basedir="bin" destfile="library/svg.jar" />
   </target>
+
+  <target name="clean" description="Clean the build directories">
+    <delete dir="bin" />
+    <delete file="library/svg.jar" />
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="clean-libs" description="Clean the build directories">
+    <delete file="${batik.library.jar}" />
+  </target>
 </project>
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index b102bbe9e..91165e2fe 100755
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ X   close the interface issue, major changes done
 X remove underscore and use (half?) space for tabs?
 X   half space character not implemented, but the space looks good
 X   disable behavior with sketch.name.replace_underscore = false
+X add clean-libs target to build.xml files that need it
 
 naming
 X Friendly Names for new Sketches (includes UI for switching it back)