diff --git a/playbooks/publish/deploy-guide.yaml b/playbooks/publish/deploy-guide.yaml
index 75a3e52c37..9d32fdf4b6 100644
--- a/playbooks/publish/deploy-guide.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/publish/deploy-guide.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
   roles:
     - role: prepare-docs-for-afs
       when: zuul_success | bool
-    - role: write-root-marker
-      when: zuul_success | bool
     - role: fetch-sphinx-output
       sphinx_output_suffix: "/"
       zuul_executor_dest: "{{ zuul.executor.work_root }}/artifacts"
diff --git a/playbooks/publish/install-guide.yaml b/playbooks/publish/install-guide.yaml
index 3f37e9bffc..04b8fed013 100644
--- a/playbooks/publish/install-guide.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/publish/install-guide.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
   roles:
     - role: prepare-docs-for-afs
       when: zuul_success | bool
-    - role: write-root-marker
-      when: zuul_success | bool
     - role: fetch-sphinx-output
       sphinx_output_suffix: "/"
       zuul_executor_dest: "{{ zuul.executor.work_root }}/artifacts"