diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 2473cd6..905366f 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ steps:
       - go env
       - CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -v -o ./artifacts/go/bin/web ./cmd/web/main.go
       - CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -v -o ./artifacts/go/bin/scraper ./cmd/scraper/main.go
+      # Remove legacy worker sources if they linger on disk after git deleted them (AI pipeline owns scraping now).
+      - rm -f cmd/worker/workers/scraper.go cmd/worker/workers/scraper_consumer.go cmd/worker/workers/queue_producer.go
       - CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -v -o ./artifacts/go/bin/worker ./cmd/worker/main.go
       - cp -r ./cmd/web/docs ./artifacts/go/bin/docs
       - cp -r ./cmd/web/assets ./artifacts/go/bin/assets 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 661f975..efaa0e9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Tender Management Backend Makefile
 
-.PHONY: help build run test clean docker-build docker-run docs run-docs
+.PHONY: help build build-worker run test clean docker-build docker-run docs run-docs
 
 # Default target
 help:
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ build:
 	@go build -o bin/web ./cmd/web
 	@echo "Build completed successfully!"
 
+# Build the worker (drops legacy scraper/queue sources removed from git)
+build-worker:
+	@echo "Building worker..."
+	@rm -f cmd/worker/workers/scraper.go cmd/worker/workers/scraper_consumer.go cmd/worker/workers/queue_producer.go
+	@mkdir -p bin
+	@go build -o bin/worker ./cmd/worker
+	@echo "Worker build completed successfully!"
+
 # Build for macOS (Intel)
 build-mac:
 	@echo "Building web server for macOS (Intel)..."