diff --git a/patacrep/build.py b/patacrep/build.py
index 766a82d9..a720b9b1 100644
--- a/patacrep/build.py
+++ b/patacrep/build.py
@@ -168,10 +168,6 @@ class SongbookBuilder(object):
             self._lualatex_options.append("--shell-escape")
         if not self.interactive:
             self._lualatex_options.append("-halt-on-error")
-        for datadir in self.songbook.config["datadir"]:
-            self._lualatex_options.append(
-                '--include-directory="{}"'.format(datadir)
-                )
 
     def build_steps(self, steps=None):
         """Perform steps on the songbook by calling relevant self.build_*()