diff --git a/package/doc/sphinx/source/conf.py b/package/doc/sphinx/source/conf.py
index 517f6feff93..73f1ef4b963 100644
--- a/package/doc/sphinx/source/conf.py
+++ b/package/doc/sphinx/source/conf.py
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
 # and other packages used by MDAnalysis
 intersphinx_mapping = {'https://docs.python.org/': None,
                        'https://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/': None,
-                       'https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/reference/': None,
+                       'https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy/': None,
                        'https://matplotlib.org': None,
                        'https://networkx.github.io/documentation/stable/': None,
                        'https://www.mdanalysis.org/GridDataFormats/': None,