diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index ad78bcbf..e52632c7 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,3 @@ build:
 python:
   install:
   - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
-  system_packages: false