diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index c74e12a2..35eff5de 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ build:
 python:
   install:
   - requirements: doc/requirements.txt
-  system_packages: true
+  system_packages: false