diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 85401891..10ef673d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ ifdef VERSION
 	DOCKER_VERSION = $(VERSION)
 endif
 
-
 SHELL = /bin/bash
 
 info:
@@ -88,7 +87,11 @@ dry-run: clean
 	$(HELM) template charts/$(CHART)
 
 .PHONY: docs
-docs: build_docs
+docs: clean build_docs
+
+.PHONY: build_docs
+build_docs:
+	tox -e docs
 
 .PHONY: run_images
 run_images: run_armada
@@ -97,10 +100,6 @@ run_images: run_armada
 run_armada: build_armada
 	./tools/armada_image_run.sh $(IMAGE)
 
-.PHONY: build_docs
-build_docs:
-	tox -e docs
-
 .PHONY: build_armada
 build_armada:
 ifeq ($(USE_PROXY), true)
@@ -128,6 +127,7 @@ protoc:
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
 	rm -rf build
+	rm -rf doc/build
 	rm -f charts/*.tgz
 	rm -f charts/*/requirements.lock
 	rm -rf charts/*/charts
diff --git a/tools/gate/playbooks/readthedocs.yaml b/tools/gate/playbooks/readthedocs.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index c79ab087..00000000
--- a/tools/gate/playbooks/readthedocs.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All other rights reserved.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-- hosts: primary
-  tasks:
-    - name: Trigger RTD job
-      uri:
-        method: POST
-        body: 'token={{ airship_armada_rtd_credential.token }}'
-        url: 'https://readthedocs.io/api/v2/webhook/{{ zuul.project.short_name }}/{{ airship_armada_rtd_credential.id }}/'
-        follow_redirects: all