diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index fbd342264..545efbb4a 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-import sys
-
 # import sphinx_pangeo_theme  # noqa
 import sphinx_book_theme  # noqa
 
-sys.path.append("..")
-
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
 project = "Pangeo Forge"
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index 4151ef85d..79153ca8a 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ sphinx-copybutton
 sphinx-autodoc-typehints
 fsspec
 rechunker
+-e ..