diff --git a/tiledb/doxygen/source/conf.py b/tiledb/doxygen/source/conf.py
index b974dede4a3..7d5ffa9d6f7 100644
--- a/tiledb/doxygen/source/conf.py
+++ b/tiledb/doxygen/source/conf.py
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@
 else:
     import sphinx_rtd_theme
     html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
-    html_theme_path = [sphinx_rtd_theme.get_html_theme_path()]
 
 # -- Options for HTMLHelp output ------------------------------------------