diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 2dfac198c..b55a2854b 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../..'))
 
 # Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be
 # extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom ones.
-extensions = ['sphinx.ext.autodoc', 'sphinx.ext.intersphinx', 'oslosphinx']
+extensions = ['sphinx.ext.autodoc', 'oslosphinx']
 
 # autodoc generation is a bit aggressive and a nuisance when doing heavy
 # text edit cycles.
@@ -60,6 +60,3 @@ latex_documents = [
      '%s Documentation' % project,
      'OpenStack Foundation', 'manual'),
 ]
-
-# Example configuration for intersphinx: refer to the Python standard library.
-intersphinx_mapping = {'http://docs.python.org/': None}