diff --git a/bindings/python/doc/conf.py.in b/bindings/python/doc/conf.py.in
index 33160cb4e..920d8c46a 100644
--- a/bindings/python/doc/conf.py.in
+++ b/bindings/python/doc/conf.py.in
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ import sys
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../.'))
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../examples'))
 
-import sphinx_rtd_theme
-
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
 project = '@PROJECT_NAME@'
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ release = '@LIBIIO_VERSION@'
 # Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be
 # extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom
 # ones.
-extensions = ["sphinx.ext.githubpages", "sphinx_rtd_theme", 'sphinx.ext.viewcode', 'sphinx.ext.autodoc']
+extensions = ["sphinx.ext.githubpages", 'sphinx.ext.viewcode', 'sphinx.ext.autodoc']
 #]
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
@@ -46,11 +44,6 @@ exclude_patterns = ['_build', 'Thumbs.db', '.DS_Store']
 
 # -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------
 
-# The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for
-# a list of builtin themes.
-#
-html_theme = "sphinx_rtd_theme"
-
 # Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
 # relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,
 # so a file named "default.css" will overwrite the builtin "default.css".