diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index fda5aa1e2b..5f2f94aa3a 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -627,10 +627,10 @@ function devGuideExamplesWatch(shredOptions, postShredAction) {
 
 function devGuideSharedJadeWatch(shredOptions, postShredAction) {
   var includePattern = path.join(DOCS_PATH, '**/*.jade');
-  var excludePattern = '!' + path.join(shredOptions.jadeDir, '**/node_modules/**/*.*');
   // removed this version because gulp.watch has the same glob issue that dgeni has.
+  // var excludePattern = '!' + path.join(shredOptions.jadeDir, '**/node_modules/**/*.*');
   // gulp.watch([includePattern, excludePattern], {readDelay: 500}, function (event, done) {
-  var files = globby.sync( [includePattern], { ignore: [ '**/node_modules/**']});
+  var files = globby.sync( [includePattern], { ignore: [ '**/node_modules/**', '**/_.*.jade']});
   gulp.watch([files], {readDelay: 500}, function (event, done) {
     gutil.log('Dev Guide jade file changed')
     gutil.log('Event type: ' + event.type); // added, changed, or deleted
diff --git a/tools/doc-shredder/doc-shredder.js b/tools/doc-shredder/doc-shredder.js
index 4d4698055a..e834071ea3 100644
--- a/tools/doc-shredder/doc-shredder.js
+++ b/tools/doc-shredder/doc-shredder.js
@@ -53,11 +53,12 @@ var shredSingleJadeDir = function(shredOptions, filePath) {
     includeSubdirs: false,
     jadeDir: jadeDir
   }
-  var cleanPath = path.join(jadeDir, '_.*.jade')
-  return delPromise([ cleanPath]).then(function(paths) {
-    console.log('Deleted files/folders:\n', paths.join('\n'));
-    return shred(options);
-  });
+  // var cleanPath = path.join(jadeDir, '_.*.jade')
+  //return delPromise([ cleanPath]).then(function(paths) {
+  //  console.log('Deleted files/folders:\n', paths.join('\n'));
+  //  return shred(options);
+  //});
+  return shred(options);
 }
 
 var buildShredMap = function(shredMapOptions) {