diff --git a/microsite-next/scripts/pre-build.js b/microsite-next/scripts/pre-build.js
index 1c4f6e6787..8b4fb4f71e 100644
--- a/microsite-next/scripts/pre-build.js
+++ b/microsite-next/scripts/pre-build.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ async function main() {
   const referencesDir = '../docs/reference';
   if (existsSync(referencesDir)) {
     console.log('Removing HTML comments from docs/reference folder');
-    await replace({
+    replace({
       regex: '<!--(.*?)-->',
       replacement: '',
       paths: [referencesDir],