diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_vercel_prod.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_vercel_prod.yml
index 3bf31cbdad8..dceb61fbcde 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_vercel_prod.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_vercel_prod.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      # remove ./studio/pages/api folder before deploying to vercel
+      - uses: JesseTG/rm@v1.0.2
+        with:
+          path: ./studio/pages/api
       - uses: amondnet/vercel-action@v19
         with:
           vercel-token: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }} # Required
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_vercel_staging.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_vercel_staging.yml
index bef19d9ea0b..d6bb3760187 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_vercel_staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_vercel_staging.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      # remove ./studio/pages/api folder before deploying to vercel
+      - uses: JesseTG/rm@v1.0.2
+        with:
+          path: ./studio/pages/api
       - uses: amondnet/vercel-action@v19
         with:
           vercel-token: ${{ secrets.VERCEL_TOKEN }} # Required