diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index de5bb5da9..795d6e704 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #
 import os
 import sys
-sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('../../'))
 sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('.'))
 
 from mock_missing import mock_modules
diff --git a/doc/source/developer.rst b/doc/source/developer.rst
index 3b74ddd68..6cfda5df9 100644
--- a/doc/source/developer.rst
+++ b/doc/source/developer.rst
@@ -39,19 +39,3 @@ for each user.
    remoteappmanager.services.hub
    remoteappmanager.services.reverse_proxy
 
-
-REST tornado
-------------
-
-A generic implementation of Rest APIs using tornado.
-
-.. autosummary::
-   :toctree: api
-   :template: module_template.rst
-
-   remoteappmanager.rest.exceptions
-   remoteappmanager.rest.registry
-   remoteappmanager.rest.resource
-   remoteappmanager.rest.rest_handler
-   remoteappmanager.rest.http.payloaded_http_error
-
diff --git a/doc/source/mock_missing.py b/doc/source/mock_missing.py
index 55fade065..5b050ce42 100644
--- a/doc/source/mock_missing.py
+++ b/doc/source/mock_missing.py
@@ -42,6 +42,23 @@ def mock_modules():
     else:
         del pamela
 
+    try:
+        import jupyterhub
+    except ImportError:
+        MOCK_MODULES.append('jupyterhub')
+        MOCK_MODULES.append('jupyterhub.auth')
+        MOCK_MODULES.append('jupyterhub.spawner')
+    else:
+        del jupyterhub
+
+    try:
+        import docker
+    except ImportError:
+        MOCK_MODULES.append('docker')
+        MOCK_MODULES.append('docker.errors')
+    else:
+        del docker
+
     TYPES = {
         mock_type: type(mock_type, bases, {'__module__': path})
         for path, mock_type, bases in MOCK_TYPES}
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f9b1ce116..bd774fafe 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@
 # provides 2.11.1
 
 on_rtd = os.environ.get('READTHEDOCS') == 'True'
-if not on_rtd:
+if on_rtd:
+    # These are the dependencies of jupyterhub that we need to have in order
+    # for our code to import on RTD.
+    requirements.extend(["sqlalchemy>=1.0"])
+else:
     requirements.extend(["jupyterhub>=0.7.0dev0", "docker-py>=1.8"])
 
 # main setup configuration class