diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 454a66e175d..dd8138eca3d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     "docs:merge:6x": "git merge 6.x",
     "docs:test": "npm run docs:generate && npm run docs:generate:search",
     "docs:view": "node ./scripts/static.js",
-    "docs:prepare:publish:stable": "npm run docs:checkout:gh-pages && npm run docs:merge:stable && npm run docs:clean:stable && npm run docs:generate && npm run docs:generate:search",
+    "docs:prepare:publish:stable": "npm run docs:checkout:gh-pages && npm run docs:merge:stable && npm run docs:generate && npm run docs:generate:search",
     "docs:prepare:publish:5x": "npm run docs:checkout:5x && npm run docs:merge:5x && npm run docs:clean:stable && npm run docs:generate && npm run docs:copy:tmp && npm run docs:checkout:gh-pages && npm run docs:copy:tmp:5x",
     "docs:prepare:publish:6x": "npm run docs:checkout:6x && npm run docs:merge:6x && npm run docs:clean:stable && env DOCS_DEPLOY=true npm run docs:generate && npm run docs:move:6x:tmp && npm run docs:checkout:gh-pages && npm run docs:copy:tmp:6x",
     "docs:prepare:publish:7x": "env DOCS_DEPLOY=true npm run docs:generate && npm run docs:checkout:gh-pages && rimraf ./docs/7.x && mv ./tmp ./docs/7.x",