diff --git a/build_dir b/build_dir
deleted file mode 100644
index e7852e3..0000000
--- a/build_dir
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-export BUILD_DIR="public"
diff --git a/scripts/publish-from-actions.sh b/scripts/publish-from-actions.sh
index 287b668..05466dd 100755
--- a/scripts/publish-from-actions.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish-from-actions.sh
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-# Make sure build_dir content doesn't have leading/trailing slashes. Correct format:
-# export BUILD_DIR="public"
-
-source ./build_dir
+BUILD_DIR=public
 SOURCE_DIRECTORY_DEPLOY_GH=~/temp-gh-deploy-src
 CLONED_DIRECTORY_DEPLOY_GH=~/temp-gh-deploy-cloned