diff --git a/google-cloud-speech/synth.py b/google-cloud-speech/synth.py
index 5ad0d5f0d78a..13791dae90dc 100644
--- a/google-cloud-speech/synth.py
+++ b/google-cloud-speech/synth.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 # Samples templates
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-python.py_samples()
+python.py_samples(skip_readmes=True)
 
 
 # TODO(busunkim): Use latest sphinx after microgenerator transition