diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 942d1f0f9a6dae14afd8e3f101a243278ecb770d..d46737538a4b81720342e786853903fa3a96fc59 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ def mock_modules():
 
     from mock import MagicMock
 
-    try:
-        import numpy
-    except ImportError:
-        MOCK_MODULES.append('numpy')
-
     class Mock(MagicMock):
         @classmethod
         def __getattr__(cls, name):