diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 55b91cf13..c5e4eb372 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 # The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for
 # a list of builtin themes.
 #
-html_theme = "sphinx_rtd_theme"
+html_theme = "alabaster"
 
 # Add any paths that contain custom static files (such as style sheets) here,
 # relative to this directory. They are copied after the builtin static files,