diff --git a/internal/commands/test_tile_acceptance_test.go b/internal/commands/test_tile_acceptance_test.go
index 24313a6d3..4089b642d 100644
--- a/internal/commands/test_tile_acceptance_test.go
+++ b/internal/commands/test_tile_acceptance_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("test", func() {
+	AfterSuite(func() {
+		wd, err := os.Getwd()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		vendorDir := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(filepath.Dir(wd)), "vendor")
+		if info, err := os.Stat(vendorDir); err == nil && info.IsDir() { // no error
+			_ = os.RemoveAll(vendorDir)
+		}
+	})
 	Context("all tests succeed", func() {
 		It("succeeds", func() {
 			var testOutput bytes.Buffer
diff --git a/internal/commands/test_tile_test.go b/internal/commands/test_tile_test.go
index 73aa5c3b7..c98e9fa97 100644
--- a/internal/commands/test_tile_test.go
+++ b/internal/commands/test_tile_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ var _ = Describe("kiln test docker", func() {
 		helloTileDirectorySegments = []string{"testdata", "test_tile", "hello-tile"}
 		Expect(goVendor(filepath.Join(helloTileDirectorySegments...))).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	})
+	AfterSuite(func() {
+		wd, err := os.Getwd()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		vendorDir := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(filepath.Dir(wd)), "vendor")
+		if info, err := os.Stat(vendorDir); err == nil && info.IsDir() { // no error
+			_ = os.RemoveAll(vendorDir)
+		}
+	})
 
 	Context("locally missing docker image is built", func() {
 		var (