diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index f90b5e00..6956305f 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ version: 2
 
 build:
   os: ubuntu-22.04
-  tools:
-    python: "3.11"
 
 conda:
   environment: conda_env.yml