diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index e3f24773677..836ab97b4ab 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@
 # a list of builtin themes.
 import sphinx_rtd_theme
 html_theme = '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
@@ -117,9 +116,6 @@
                       'logo_only':True,
                       }
 
-# Add any paths that contain custom themes here, relative to this directory.
-#html_theme_path = []
-
 html_context = {
     'display_github': True,
     'github_user': 'gwastro',