diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b9daa52f11..ac787a3b95 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ pip-log.txt
 
 # Built documentation
 docs/_build
-bigquery/docs/generated
 docs.metadata
 
 # Virtual environment
diff --git a/test_utils/scripts/update_docs.sh b/test_utils/scripts/update_docs.sh
index 8cbab9f0da..bbf6788b6a 100755
--- a/test_utils/scripts/update_docs.sh
+++ b/test_utils/scripts/update_docs.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 # Function to build the docs.
 function build_docs {
     rm -rf docs/_build/
-    rm -f docs/bigquery/generated/*.rst
     # -W -> warnings as errors
     # -T -> show full traceback on exception
     # -N -> no color