diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index a58225c..9502c72 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 # Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be extensions
 # coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom ones.
 extensions = [
-    "hoverxref.extension",
     "notfound.extension",
     "sphinx.ext.autodoc",
     "sphinx.ext.doctest",
@@ -260,8 +259,3 @@
 # -- Nitpicking options -------------------------------------------------------
 
 nitpicky = True
-
-
-# -- sphinx-hoverxref options -------------------------------------------------
-
-hoverxref_auto_ref = True
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index 2742098..ffbc6da 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 sphinx
-sphinx-hoverxref
 sphinx-notfound-page
 sphinx_rtd_theme