diff --git a/scripts/doc-pot-filter.sh b/scripts/doc-pot-filter.sh
index 7600a20c41..a6c9e7a1d3 100755
--- a/scripts/doc-pot-filter.sh
+++ b/scripts/doc-pot-filter.sh
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ sphinx-build -b gettext \
 # and store in doc/source/locale/
 msgcat --use-first --sort-by-file doc/build/gettext-deploy-guide/*.pot \
     > doc/build/gettext/deploy-guide.pot
+
+# Remove the temp directory so its individual pot files
+# are not picked up and pushed to Zanata
+rm -rf doc/build/gettext-deploy-guide/