diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index b25ea6056..ecc7f6722 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import os
-import sys
-
-sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../'))
 import PIL
 
 ### general configuration ###