diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 429ac37..d9c2672 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,20 +1,7 @@
-.PHONY: serve deploy
+.PHONY: book serve
 
 book:
 	mdbook build
 
 serve: book
 	mdbook serve
-
-deploy: book
-	-git worktree remove /tmp/rlbox-book-gh-pages
-	@echo "====> deploying to github"
-	git worktree add /tmp/rlbox-book-gh-pages gh-pages
-	mdbook build
-	rm -rf /tmp/rlbox-book-gh-pages/*
-	cp -rp book/* /tmp/rlbox-book-gh-pages/
-	cd /tmp/rlbox-book-gh-pages && \
-		git update-ref -d refs/heads/gh-pages && \
-		git add -A && \
-		git commit -m "deployed on $(shell date) by ${USER}" && \
-		git push --force origin gh-pages