diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 9337e58..d401342 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ fn main() {
     let is_ci = std::env::var("CI").is_ok();
 
     // Verify that required directories exist at build time
-    let required_dirs = vec!["static", "templates", "node_modules"];
+    let required_dirs = vec!["static", "templates"];
 
     let mut missing_dirs = Vec::new();