--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import sys, os
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath("../.."))
 
 # -- General configuration -----------------------------------------------------
-needs_sphinx = '2.0'
+# needs_sphinx = '2.0'
 
 # Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be extensions
 # coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom ones.