diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index f38b10b3..779237d3 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ sphinx:
    fail_on_warning: true
 
 python:
-   version: 3.8
-   system_packages: true
+   version: "3.8"
    install:
       - method: pip
         path: .