diff --git a/docs/iris/src/index.rst b/docs/iris/src/index.rst
index 1fd67f1118..f230e36f75 100644
--- a/docs/iris/src/index.rst
+++ b/docs/iris/src/index.rst
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ For **Iris 2.4** and earlier documentation please see the
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
    :caption: Further Topics
+   :hidden:
 
    further_topics/index
    further_topics/metadata