diff --git a/docs/development/build-config.md b/docs/development/build-config.md
index ceae10631..b4236d39d 100644
--- a/docs/development/build-config.md
+++ b/docs/development/build-config.md
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ When compiling Soapbox, environment variables may be passed to change the build
 For example:
 
 ```sh
-NODE_ENV="production" FE_BUILD_DIR="public" FE_SUBDIRECTORY="/soapbox" yarn build
+NODE_ENV="production" FE_SUBDIRECTORY="/soapbox" yarn build
 ```
 
 ### `NODE_ENV`
@@ -147,16 +147,6 @@ Options:
 
 Default: `""`
 
-### `FE_BUILD_DIR`
-
-The folder to put build files in. This is mostly useful for CI tasks like GitLab Pages.
-
-Options:
-
-- Any directory name, eg `"public"`
-
-Default: `"dist"`
-
 ### `FE_SUBDIRECTORY`
 
 Subdirectory to host Soapbox out of.
diff --git a/src/build-config-compiletime.ts b/src/build-config-compiletime.ts
index 6f9cb2aba..15915cbdb 100644
--- a/src/build-config-compiletime.ts
+++ b/src/build-config-compiletime.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ const {
   NODE_ENV,
   BACKEND_URL,
   FE_SUBDIRECTORY,
-  FE_BUILD_DIR,
   FE_INSTANCE_SOURCE_DIR,
   SENTRY_DSN,
 } = process.env;
@@ -29,16 +28,11 @@ const sanitizeBasename = (path: string | undefined = ''): string => {
   return `/${trim(path, '/')}`;
 };
 
-const sanitizePath = (path: string | undefined = ''): string => {
-  return trim(path, '/');
-};
-
 export default () => ({
   data: {
     NODE_ENV: NODE_ENV || 'development',
     BACKEND_URL: sanitizeURL(BACKEND_URL),
     FE_SUBDIRECTORY: sanitizeBasename(FE_SUBDIRECTORY),
-    FE_BUILD_DIR: sanitizePath(FE_BUILD_DIR) || 'dist',
     FE_INSTANCE_SOURCE_DIR: FE_INSTANCE_SOURCE_DIR || 'instance',
     SENTRY_DSN,
   },
diff --git a/src/build-config.ts b/src/build-config.ts
index e3e5436bf..38515cdd3 100644
--- a/src/build-config.ts
+++ b/src/build-config.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const {
   NODE_ENV,
   BACKEND_URL,
   FE_SUBDIRECTORY,
-  FE_BUILD_DIR,
   FE_INSTANCE_SOURCE_DIR,
   SENTRY_DSN,
 } = import.meta.compileTime('./build-config-compiletime.ts');
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ export {
   NODE_ENV,
   BACKEND_URL,
   FE_SUBDIRECTORY,
-  FE_BUILD_DIR,
   FE_INSTANCE_SOURCE_DIR,
   SENTRY_DSN,
 };
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