diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bd9cb4ec714d37fc31af96cf01aeb6254123436b..124cf93e688ed3a1e7a4cbc9fbfc7d96b1a5c337 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ build:
 pages:
   stage: deploy
   script:
-    - mkdir .public
     - cp -r site .public
     - cp safelinks-cleaner-thunderbird.xpi .public
     - mv .public public