diff --git a/roles/prepare-docs-for-afs/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/prepare-docs-for-afs/tasks/main.yaml
index f2cc5173..3dc217f6 100644
--- a/roles/prepare-docs-for-afs/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/prepare-docs-for-afs/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
         # a directory named for the tag, so we move that
         # directory to the publish location.
         mv doc/build/html/$tag doc/publish/
-        mv doc/build/html/.root-marker doc/publish/$tag/
     elif [[ $branch_name = master ]]; then
         # The above tasks does not rename the output directory, but
         # we want it to be called "latest".
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@
         # a directory named for the branch, so move that to the
         # publish location.
         mv doc/build/html/$(basename $branch_name) doc/publish/
-        mv doc/build/html/.root-marker doc/publish/$(basename $branch_name)
     elif [[ $branch_name =~ feature/ ]]; then
         echo "Docs should not be published for feature branches"
         exit 1