diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 42da56a9..b8ca4e70 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     'sphinx.ext.viewcode',
     'sphinxcontrib.programoutput',
     'sphinx_autodoc_typehints',
+    'sphinx_rtd_theme',
 ]
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
@@ -132,9 +133,6 @@
 #     'gratipay_user': 'Diaoul'
 # }
 
-# Add any paths that contain custom themes here, relative to this directory.
-html_theme_path = [sphinx_rtd_theme.get_html_theme_path()]
-
 # The name for this set of Sphinx documents.  If None, it defaults to
 # "<project> v<release> documentation".
 # html_title = None