diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 5be36f5777..c91f55e901 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -201,9 +201,6 @@
 # to ignore or allow certain links.
 html_extra_path = [str(here / "robots.txt")]
 
-# Likewise for search console verification
-html_extra_path = [str(here / "googlebce3ad2fda582ae8.html")]
-
 # Removes, from all docs, the copyright footer.
 html_show_copyright = False
 
diff --git a/docs/source/googlebce3ad2fda582ae8.html b/docs/source/googlebce3ad2fda582ae8.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 150a8fac5f..0000000000
--- a/docs/source/googlebce3ad2fda582ae8.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-google-site-verification: googlebce3ad2fda582ae8.html