diff --git a/tools/setup/generate_zulip_bots_static_files.py b/tools/setup/generate_zulip_bots_static_files.py
index 9838148b78..99237e6366 100755
--- a/tools/setup/generate_zulip_bots_static_files.py
+++ b/tools/setup/generate_zulip_bots_static_files.py
@@ -11,10 +11,9 @@ def generate_zulip_bots_static_files() -> None:
         sys.path.append(ZULIP_PATH)
 
     from typing import List
-    from zproject import settings
     from zulip_bots.lib import get_bots_directory_path
 
-    bots_dir = os.path.join(settings.STATIC_ROOT, 'generated/bots')
+    bots_dir = 'static/generated/bots'
     if os.path.isdir(bots_dir):
         # delete old static files, they could be outdated
         try: