diff --git a/R/build-quarto-articles.R b/R/build-quarto-articles.R
index 69f908471..33f01dbbb 100644
--- a/R/build-quarto-articles.R
+++ b/R/build-quarto-articles.R
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ quarto_render <- function(pkg, path, quiet = TRUE, frame = caller_env()) {
   quarto::quarto_render(
     path,
     metadata_file = metadata_path,
-    execute_dir = output_dir,
     quarto_args = c("--output-dir", output_dir),
     quiet = quiet,
     as_job = FALSE