diff --git a/publish.el b/publish.el
index 919b59b4150fdeb824130e4990fc54cdb07eedaa..b395b5d912931d30bd300bbee6f3652f9437d8a6 100644
--- a/publish.el
+++ b/publish.el
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
 (setq user-full-name "Samuel W. Flint")
 (setq user-mail-address "swflint@flintfam.org")
 
-(setq org-export-with-section-numbers nil
-      org-export-with-smart-quotes t
+(setq org-export-with-smart-quotes t
       org-export-with-toc t
       org-export-with-todo-keywords t)
 
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@
              :exclude (regexp-opt '("README" "draft")))
        (list "site" :components '("site-org"))))
 
-
 (setf org-confirm-babel-evaluate
       (lambda (lang body)
         (declare (ignorable lang body))