diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index fb5f77f..c0d8a9a 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -75,4 +75,3 @@
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#options-for-html-output
 
 html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'  # experiment with this
-html_static_path = ['_static']