diff --git a/doc/source/_templates/.placeholder b/doc/source/_templates/.placeholder
deleted file mode 100755
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 7149e9040..8c350b96e 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ extensions = ['sphinx.ext.autodoc',
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
 templates_path = []
-if os.getenv('HUDSON_PUBLISH_DOCS'):
-    templates_path = ['_ga', '_templates']
-else:
-    templates_path = ['_templates']
 
 # The suffix of source filenames.
 source_suffix = '.rst'