diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index c719e130..df15b3fc 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     print "no sphinx"
 
-sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd() + "/..")
+#sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd() + "/..")
 
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
 # add these directories to sys.path here. If the directory is relative to the
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 432b8b13..1c696b86 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import os
 from numpy.distutils.core import Extension, setup
-from sphinx.setup_command import BuildDoc
+#from sphinx.setup_command import BuildDoc
 
 # Version number
 version = '0.1.3'
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ 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'],
-      cmdclass = {'build_sphinx': BuildDoc},
+      #setup_requires=['sphinx'],
+      #cmdclass = {'build_sphinx': BuildDoc},
       classifiers=[
       "Development Status :: 1 - Alpha",
       "Topic :: Machine Learning",