diff --git a/docs/src/conf.py b/docs/src/conf.py
index 24e69ed..62951bb 100644
--- a/docs/src/conf.py
+++ b/docs/src/conf.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
     'sphinx.ext.autosummary',
     'sphinx.ext.napoleon',
     'sphinx_copybutton',
-    'sphinxcontrib.email',
     'nbsphinx'
     
 ]
diff --git a/docs/src/index.rst b/docs/src/index.rst
index 277fd48..f79a76a 100644
--- a/docs/src/index.rst
+++ b/docs/src/index.rst
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ The MACE architecture is free to use. Please cite our paper `Maes et al. (2024)
 Contact
 *****
 
-If any comments or issues come up, please contact :email:`Silke Maes <silke.maes@protonmail.com>`, or set up an issue on `GitHub <https://github.com/silkemaes/MACE>`_.
+If any comments or issues come up, please contact `Silke Maes <https://github.com/silkemaes>`_, or set up an issue on `GitHub <https://github.com/silkemaes/MACE>`_.