diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 17f693a2..332c3dee 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -16,5 +16,4 @@ pygments_style = 'sphinx'
 sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('_themes'))
 html_theme_path = ['_themes']
 html_theme = 'pelican'
-html_static_path = ['_static']
 html_theme_options = { 'nosidebar': True }