diff --git a/.forestry/settings.yml b/.forestry/settings.yml
index 5ca245b7..bdccd3f6 100644
--- a/.forestry/settings.yml
+++ b/.forestry/settings.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ sections:
 - type: directory
   path: src/_blog
   label: Academic papers
-  create: documents
+  create: none
   match: "**/academicpapers.md"
   templates:
   - newslinks