diff --git a/makefiles/Makefile.docs-landing b/makefiles/Makefile.docs-landing
index e9113ada4..9f51166b7 100644
--- a/makefiles/Makefile.docs-landing
+++ b/makefiles/Makefile.docs-landing
@@ -39,13 +39,6 @@ next-gen-parse:
 	fi
 
 next-gen-html:
-	# snooty parse and then build-front-end
-	snooty build "${REPO_DIR}" --output "${BUNDLE_PATH}" ${RSTSPEC_FLAG}; \
-	if [ $$? -eq 1 ]; then \
-		exit 1; \
-	else \
-		exit 0; \
-	fi
 	# persistence module - add bundle zip to Atlas documents
 	# ignore errors "-" flag
 	-node --unhandled-rejections=strict ${PERSISTENCE_MODULE_PATH} --path ${BUNDLE_PATH}