diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index be59def9d..b2c181f6f 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('sphinxext'))
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../tedana'))
 
-from sphinxext import make_linkcode_resolve
+from github_link import make_linkcode_resolve
 
 
 # -- General configuration ------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/docs/sphinxext/__init__.py b/docs/sphinxext/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c6c6778f..000000000
--- a/docs/sphinxext/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# emacs: -*- mode: python-mode; py-indent-offset: 4; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
-# ex: set sts=4 ts=4 sw=4 et:
-
-from .github_link import (
-    make_linkcode_resolve,
-)
-
-
-__all__ = [
-    'make_linkcode_resolve',
-    ]