diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index c481981750..866983be20 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -10,19 +10,15 @@ build:
   os: ubuntu-22.04
   tools:
     python: "mambaforge-4.10"
+  jobs:
+    post_create_environment:
+      - pip install . --no-deps
 
 # Declare the requirements required to build your docs
 conda:
   environment:
     environment.yml
 
-python:
-  install:
-    - method: pip
-      path: .
-      extra_requirements:
-        - doc
-
 # Build documentation in the doc directory with Sphinx
 sphinx:
   configuration: doc/sphinx/source/conf.py