diff --git a/roles/fetch-sphinx-output/README.rst b/roles/fetch-sphinx-output/README.rst
index 1f2bca353..3f84dd994 100644
--- a/roles/fetch-sphinx-output/README.rst
+++ b/roles/fetch-sphinx-output/README.rst
@@ -16,13 +16,6 @@ to the log root of the executor.
 
    Directory relative to zuul_work_dir where build output will be put.
 
-.. zuul:rolevar:: sphinx_output_dir
-   :default: html
-
-   Directory relative to sphinx_build_dir where sphinx output will be
-   put.  Unlike sphinx_build_dir, this will appear in the destination
-   directory and returned artifact URLs.
-
 .. zuul:rolevar:: sphinx_output_suffix
    :default: ''
 
@@ -31,7 +24,7 @@ to the log root of the executor.
    from the original path.
 
 .. zuul:rolevar:: sphinx_output_src
-   :default: {{ zuul_work_dir }}/{{ sphinx_build_dir }}/{{ sphinx_output_dir }}{{ sphinx_output_suffix }}
+   :default: {{ zuul_work_dir }}/{{ sphinx_build_dir }}/html{{ sphinx_output_suffix }}
 
    The location on the worker from which to fetch the generated sphinx
    content.  By default, the HTML doc build dir of the current
diff --git a/roles/fetch-sphinx-output/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/fetch-sphinx-output/defaults/main.yaml
index 9278b9e26..33c0a57e2 100644
--- a/roles/fetch-sphinx-output/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/fetch-sphinx-output/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@ zuul_executor_dest: "{{ zuul.executor.log_root }}"
 zuul_work_dir: "{{ zuul.project.src_dir }}"
 sphinx_build_dir: doc/build
 sphinx_output_suffix: ""
-sphinx_output_dir: "html"
-sphinx_output_src: "{{ zuul_work_dir }}/{{ sphinx_build_dir }}/{{ sphinx_output_dir }}{{ sphinx_output_suffix }}"
+sphinx_output_src: "{{ zuul_work_dir }}/{{ sphinx_build_dir }}/html{{ sphinx_output_suffix }}"
diff --git a/roles/fetch-sphinx-output/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/fetch-sphinx-output/tasks/main.yaml
index ea6784bf3..d545b01ba 100644
--- a/roles/fetch-sphinx-output/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/fetch-sphinx-output/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
       zuul:
         artifacts:
           - name: "Docs preview site"
-            url: "{{ sphinx_output_dir }}/"
+            url: "html/"
             metadata:
               type: docs_site