diff --git a/cli/view.js b/cli/view.js
index 42d6efebb..87b5e43f7 100644
--- a/cli/view.js
+++ b/cli/view.js
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ const run = (args) => {
   utils.verbose(`Serving built javascript from     "${auspiceBuild.distDir}"`);
   app.get("/favicon.png", (req, res) => {res.sendFile(path.join(auspiceBuild.baseDir, "favicon.png"));});
   app.use("/dist", expressStaticGzip(auspiceBuild.distDir));
-  app.use(express.static(auspiceBuild.distDir));
 
   let handlerMsg = "";
   if (args.gh_pages) {