diff --git a/gh-pages/publish-to-gh-pages.sh b/gh-pages/publish-to-gh-pages.sh
index 82ab888cee..9c41653ae8 100644
--- a/gh-pages/publish-to-gh-pages.sh
+++ b/gh-pages/publish-to-gh-pages.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 DIR=$(dirname "$0")
 
-cd $DIR/..
-
 if [[ $(git status -s) ]]
 then
 	echo "The working directory is dirty. Please commit any pending changes."