diff --git a/lib/server/server.js b/lib/server/server.js
index 4d4787fe4e..46c24eaec3 100644
--- a/lib/server/server.js
+++ b/lib/server/server.js
@@ -379,8 +379,6 @@ function execute(port) {
   /* serve static content first from user folder then from docusaurus */
   app.use(siteConfig.baseUrl, express.static(CWD + "/static"));
   app.use(siteConfig.baseUrl, express.static(__dirname + "/../static"));
-  app.use(express.static(CWD + "/static"));
-  app.use(express.static(__dirname + "/../static"));
 
   app.get(/\/[^\.]*\/?$/, (req, res) => {
     if (req.path.toString().endsWith("/")) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 50adb11c61..88868630f5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "shelljs": "^0.7.8"
   },
   "name": "docusaurus",
-  "version": "1.0.0-alpha.20",
+  "version": "1.0.0-alpha.21",
   "bin": {
     "docusaurus-start": "./lib/start-server.js",
     "docusaurus-build": "./lib/build-files.js",