diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2b6c4d48..c05b5101 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -130,5 +130,3 @@ dmypy.json
 
 # Sphinx build
 _build/
-#docs/_sources/
-#docs/_static/
diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index 00481ed7..542bed6d 100644
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 import os
 import sys
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('.'))
-sys.path.append(os.path.abspath("../substra"))
 
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------