diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 50a7541f..08ac5176 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ formats: all
 
 # Optionally set the version of Python and requirements required to build your docs
 python:
-  version: 3.7
   install:
     - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
     - method: pip