diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 5145cfd3d..4d4c6949e 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -104,10 +104,6 @@
 
 html_theme = "sphinx_rtd_theme"
 
-import sphinx_rtd_theme
-
-html_theme_path = [sphinx_rtd_theme.get_html_theme_path()]
-
 # Theme options are theme-specific and customize the look and feel of a theme
 # further.  For a list of options available for each theme, see the
 # documentation.