diff --git a/docs/.gitlab-ci.yml b/docs/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 23b49204683a5a60148ea9b361e7e39c3580e4c9..63589a3ea27f2da4b73b3e39d51ac0369d7c4fc4 100644
--- a/docs/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/docs/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ publish-prod-2:
   script:
     - rm -r /var/www/gap-docs/*
     - mv $CI_PROJECT_DIR/docs/build/html/* /var/www/gap-docs/
-    - nginx -s reload
 
 publish-prod-1:
   stage: publish-prod-1
@@ -77,4 +76,3 @@ publish-prod-1:
   script:
     - rm -r /var/www/gap-docs/*
     - mv $CI_PROJECT_DIR/docs/build/html/* /var/www/gap-docs/
-    - nginx -s reload