diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 39d1e73..4b6e4fe 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import datetime
-import sphinx_rtd_theme
 import sphinx_gallery
 from sphinx_gallery.sorting import ExampleTitleSortKey
 from pyproximal import __version__