diff --git a/.changeset/spotty-ideas-clap.md b/.changeset/spotty-ideas-clap.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..38b3f28cd9c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/spotty-ideas-clap.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/adapter-node': patch
+---
+
+fix: remove unnecessary static directory serving middleware
diff --git a/packages/adapter-node/src/handler.js b/packages/adapter-node/src/handler.js
index 37827e64042c..aec40af5566d 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-node/src/handler.js
+++ b/packages/adapter-node/src/handler.js
@@ -193,10 +193,5 @@ function get_origin(headers) {
 }
 
 export const handler = sequence(
-	[
-		serve(path.join(dir, 'client'), true),
-		serve(path.join(dir, 'static')),
-		serve_prerendered(),
-		ssr
-	].filter(Boolean)
+	[serve(path.join(dir, 'client'), true), serve_prerendered(), ssr].filter(Boolean)
 );