diff --git a/scripts/docs/deploy.sh b/scripts/docs/deploy.sh
index e6b47bc027..799451576f 100755
--- a/scripts/docs/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/docs/deploy.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ function run {
 
   gulp docs --doc-version="$VERSION_NAME"
 
-  sassvars()
+  # compile sass vars json for ionic-site docs
+  gulp docs.sass-variables
+  cp tmp/sass.json $SITE_DIR/docs/v2/theming/overriding-ionic-variables/
 
   cd $SITE_DIR
 
@@ -43,9 +45,4 @@ function run {
 
 }
 
-function sassvars {
-  gulp docs.sass-variables
-  cp tmp/sass.json $SITE_DIR/docs/v2/theming/overriding-ionic-variables/
-}
-
 source $(dirname $0)/../utils.sh.inc