diff --git a/.slugignore b/.slugignore
index 6a7070f5..9daeafb9 100644
--- a/.slugignore
+++ b/.slugignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-public/icons
-test
\ No newline at end of file
+test
diff --git a/lib/tasks/assets.thor b/lib/tasks/assets.thor
index 005469e1..e9de1b6f 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/assets.thor
+++ b/lib/tasks/assets.thor
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class AssetsCLI < Thor
   option :verbose, type: :boolean
   def compile
     load 'tasks/sprites.thor'
-    invoke 'sprites:generate', [], :verbose => options[:verbose]
+    invoke 'sprites:generate', [], :remove_public_icons => true, :verbose => options[:verbose]
 
     manifest.compile App.assets_compile
     manifest.clean(options[:keep]) if options[:clean]
diff --git a/lib/tasks/sprites.thor b/lib/tasks/sprites.thor
index b50f0f04..ca4e33bf 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/sprites.thor
+++ b/lib/tasks/sprites.thor
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ class SpritesCLI < Thor
     super
   end
 
-  desc 'generate [--verbose]', 'Generate the documentation icon spritesheets'
+  desc 'generate [--remove-public-icons] [--verbose]', 'Generate the documentation icon spritesheets'
+  option :remove_public_icons, type: :boolean, desc: 'Remove public/icons after generating the spritesheets'
   option :verbose, type: :boolean
   def generate
     items = get_items
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ class SpritesCLI < Thor
     end
 
     save_manifest(items, icons_per_row, 'assets/images/sprites/docs.json')
+
+    if options[:remove_public_icons]
+      logger.info('Removing public/icons')
+      FileUtils.rm_rf('public/icons')
+    end
   end
 
   private