diff --git a/lib/load/docs/index.js b/lib/load/docs/index.js
index aaaace5b51..fd7e6aa748 100644
--- a/lib/load/docs/index.js
+++ b/lib/load/docs/index.js
@@ -54,53 +54,57 @@ async function loadDocs({siteDir, docsDir, env, siteConfig}) {
   );
 
   /* metadata for non-default-language docs */
-  const translatedDir = path.join(siteDir, 'translated_docs');
-  const translatedFiles = await globby(['**/*.md'], {
-    cwd: translatedDir
-  });
-  await Promise.all(
-    translatedFiles.map(async source => {
-      /* 
-        Do not process disabled & default languages folder in `translated_docs`
-        e.g: 'translated_docs/ja/**' should not be processed if lang 'ja' is disabled
-      */
-      const translatedFilePath = path.resolve(translatedDir, source);
-      const detectedLangTag = getSubFolder(translatedFilePath, translatedDir);
-      if (
-        detectedLangTag === defaultLangTag ||
-        !enabledLangTags.includes(detectedLangTag)
-      ) {
-        return;
-      }
+  if (translationEnabled) {
+    const translatedDir = path.join(siteDir, 'translated_docs');
+    const translatedFiles = await globby(['**/*.md'], {
+      cwd: translatedDir
+    });
+    await Promise.all(
+      translatedFiles.map(async source => {
+        /* 
+          Do not process disabled & default languages folder in `translated_docs`
+          e.g: 'translated_docs/ja/**' should not be processed if lang 'ja' is disabled
+        */
+        const translatedFilePath = path.resolve(translatedDir, source);
+        const detectedLangTag = getSubFolder(translatedFilePath, translatedDir);
+        if (
+          detectedLangTag === defaultLangTag ||
+          !enabledLangTags.includes(detectedLangTag)
+        ) {
+          return;
+        }
 
-      const metadata = await processMetadata(
-        source,
-        translatedDir,
-        env,
-        order,
-        siteConfig
-      );
-      docsMetadatas[metadata.id] = metadata;
-    })
-  );
+        const metadata = await processMetadata(
+          source,
+          translatedDir,
+          env,
+          order,
+          siteConfig
+        );
+        docsMetadatas[metadata.id] = metadata;
+      })
+    );
+  }
 
   /* metadata for versioned docs */
-  const versionedDir = path.join(siteDir, 'versioned_docs');
-  const versionedFiles = await globby(['**/*.md'], {
-    cwd: versionedDir
-  });
-  await Promise.all(
-    versionedFiles.map(async source => {
-      const metadata = await processMetadata(
-        source,
-        versionedDir,
-        env,
-        order,
-        siteConfig
-      );
-      docsMetadatas[metadata.id] = metadata;
-    })
-  );
+  if (versioningEnabled) {
+    const versionedDir = path.join(siteDir, 'versioned_docs');
+    const versionedFiles = await globby(['**/*.md'], {
+      cwd: versionedDir
+    });
+    await Promise.all(
+      versionedFiles.map(async source => {
+        const metadata = await processMetadata(
+          source,
+          versionedDir,
+          env,
+          order,
+          siteConfig
+        );
+        docsMetadatas[metadata.id] = metadata;
+      })
+    );
+  }
 
   /* Get the titles of the previous and next ids so that we can use them */
   Object.keys(docsMetadatas).forEach(currentID => {