diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 4c4a0d54..1d2e17e3 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,5 @@ formats:
 
 # Optionally set the version of Python and requirements required to build your docs
 python:
-  version: 3.8
   install:
     - requirements: docs/requirements_docs.txt