diff --git a/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/publish/awsS3.ts b/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/publish/awsS3.ts
index b29d0dfb58..0a78af7135 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/publish/awsS3.ts
+++ b/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/publish/awsS3.ts
@@ -95,11 +95,7 @@ export class AwsS3Publish implements PublisherBase {
     const region = config.getOptionalString('techdocs.publisher.awsS3.region');
 
     const storageClient = new aws.S3({
-      ...(credentials &&
-        accessKeyId &&
-        secretAccessKey && {
-          credentials: awsCredentials,
-        }),
+      credentials,
       ...(region && {
         region,
       }),