diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index e1ce8796..1d67f6c1 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     print "no sphinx"
 
-APP_DIR = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), '../..'))
+APP_DIR = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), '../'))
 sys.path.insert(0, APP_DIR)
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('../GPy'))
 print "sys.path:", sys.path
@@ -121,12 +121,7 @@ on_rtd = os.environ.get('READTHEDOCS', None) == 'True'
 
 on_rtd = True
 if on_rtd:
-    #sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd() + "/../GPy")
-    #sys.path.append(os.getcwd() + "/../GPy")
     print "I am here"
-    #print(os.system("pwd"))
-    #print(os.system("ls ../"))
-    #os.system("sphinx-apidoc -f -o . ../GPy")
 
     import subprocess