diff --git a/.github/workflows/manpage.yml b/.github/workflows/manpage.yml
index e782895de8..216bdd0082 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manpage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manpage.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build man page, man.test, manonig.test
         run: |
           mv jq.1.prebuilt jq.1.old
-          rm -f tests/man.test manonig.test
+          rm -f tests/man.test tests/manonig.test
           make jq.1.prebuilt tests/man.test tests/manonig.test
       - name: Make sure that jq.1.prebuilt, man.test, manonig.test are up to date
         run: |
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 08d328ead7..df8da86d28 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ dnl Code coverage
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([gcov],
    AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-gcov],[enable gcov code coverage tool]))
 
-dnl Don't attempt to build docs if python deps aren't installed
+dnl Documentation
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([docs],
-   AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-docs],[do not build docs]), [], [enable_docs=yes])
+   AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-docs],[build docs]))
 
 dnl Don't attempt to build the error injection object (if there is no LD_PRELOAD support)
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([error-injection],
@@ -81,31 +81,6 @@ dnl Enable building all static
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([all-static],
    AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-all-static],[link jq with static libraries only]))
 
-dnl find pipenv
-AC_ARG_VAR([PIPENV], [pipenv command])
-AC_CHECK_PROGS([PIPENV], pipenv)
-
-AS_IF([test "x$enable_docs" != "xno"],[
-   AC_CACHE_CHECK([for Python dependencies], [jq_cv_python_deps],[
-      jq_cv_python_deps=yes
-      AS_IF([test "x$PIPENV" = "x" || \
-      ! bmsg="`cd ${srcdir}/docs; LC_ALL=$LANG "$PIPENV" --venv`"],[
-         jq_cv_python_deps=no
-      ])
-   ])
-
-   AS_IF([test "x$jq_cv_python_deps" != "xyes"], [
-      AC_MSG_WARN([Error checking python dependencies: $bmsg
-*****************************************************************
-*  Python dependencies for building jq documentation not found. *
-*  You can still build, install and hack on jq, but the manpage *
-*  will not be rebuilt and new manpage tests will not be run.   *
-*  See docs/README.md for how to install the docs dependencies. *
-*****************************************************************])
-      enable_docs=no
-   ])
-])
-
 dnl Disable decNumber support
 AC_ARG_ENABLE([decnum],
    AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-decnum],[disable decnum support]))