diff --git a/docs-requirements.in b/docs-requirements.in
index 1a571d9832..d942c084dc 100644
--- a/docs-requirements.in
+++ b/docs-requirements.in
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ sphinx_rtd_theme >= 3
 sphinxcontrib-jquery
 sphinxcontrib-trio
 towncrier
-sphinx-hoverxref
 sphinx-codeautolink
 
 # Trio's own dependencies
diff --git a/docs-requirements.txt b/docs-requirements.txt
index 63033b2d3f..1897984332 100644
--- a/docs-requirements.txt
+++ b/docs-requirements.txt
@@ -73,14 +73,11 @@ sphinx==8.2.3
     # via
     #   -r docs-requirements.in
     #   sphinx-codeautolink
-    #   sphinx-hoverxref
     #   sphinx-rtd-theme
     #   sphinxcontrib-jquery
     #   sphinxcontrib-trio
 sphinx-codeautolink==0.17.4
     # via -r docs-requirements.in
-sphinx-hoverxref==1.4.2
-    # via -r docs-requirements.in
 sphinx-rtd-theme==3.0.2
     # via -r docs-requirements.in
 sphinxcontrib-applehelp==2.0.0
@@ -92,7 +89,6 @@ sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp==2.1.0
 sphinxcontrib-jquery==4.1
     # via
     #   -r docs-requirements.in
-    #   sphinx-hoverxref
     #   sphinx-rtd-theme
 sphinxcontrib-jsmath==1.0.1
     # via sphinx
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 6346b07009..4a49975303 100755
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ def setup(app: Sphinx) -> None:
     "sphinx.ext.napoleon",
     "sphinxcontrib_trio",
     "sphinxcontrib.jquery",
-    "hoverxref.extension",
     "sphinx_codeautolink",
     "local_customization",
     "typevars",
@@ -248,24 +247,6 @@ def setup(app: Sphinx) -> None:
     "flake8-async": ("https://flake8-async.readthedocs.io/en/latest/", None),
 }
 
-# See https://sphinx-hoverxref.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration.html
-hoverxref_auto_ref = True
-hoverxref_domains = ["py"]
-# Set the default style (tooltip) for all types to silence logging.
-# See https://github.com/readthedocs/sphinx-hoverxref/issues/211
-hoverxref_role_types = {
-    "attr": "tooltip",
-    "class": "tooltip",
-    "const": "tooltip",
-    "exc": "tooltip",
-    "func": "tooltip",
-    "meth": "tooltip",
-    "mod": "tooltip",
-    "obj": "tooltip",
-    "ref": "tooltip",
-    "data": "tooltip",
-}
-
 # See https://sphinx-codeautolink.readthedocs.io/en/latest/reference.html#configuration
 codeautolink_autodoc_inject = False
 codeautolink_global_preface = """