diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 5923d8b6c023..bb4c7dbc32c0 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -25,4 +25,3 @@ sphinx:
 python:
   install:
     - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
-  system_packages: true