diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index ec91b3f8..43a9f652 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ sys.path.append(os.path.abspath('sphinxext'))
 # -- General configuration -----------------------------------------------------
 
 # If your documentation needs a minimal Sphinx version, state it here.
-#needs_sphinx = '1.0'
+needs_sphinx = '1.1.3'
 
 # Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be extensions
 # coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom ones.
diff --git a/doc/doc-requirements.txt b/doc/doc-requirements.txt
index b0704d61..0b5ac59b 100644
--- a/doc/doc-requirements.txt
+++ b/doc/doc-requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 ipython
-matplotlib
 numpy
 scipy
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3c3d150d..7fa4d28e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ setup(name = 'GPy',
       #ext_modules =  [Extension(name = 'GPy.kern.lfmUpsilonf2py',
       #          sources = ['GPy/kern/src/lfmUpsilonf2py.f90'])],
       install_requires=['sympy', 'numpy>=1.6', 'scipy>=0.9','matplotlib>=1.1'],
-      setup_requires=['sphinx'],
+      setup_requires=['sphinx>=1.1.3'],
       #cmdclass = {'build_sphinx': BuildDoc},
       classifiers=[
       "Development Status :: 1 - Alpha",