diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 0ccbaeed..07e25350 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 
 import os
-import subprocess
 import sys
 from importlib.metadata import version
 
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@
 
 # If building on read the docs, build the doxygen documentation
 # if read_the_docs_build:
-subprocess.call("cd doxygen; doxygen ./Doxyfile", shell=True)
+# subprocess.call("cd doxygen; doxygen ./Doxyfile", shell=True)
 
 # Define path to the code to be documented **relative to where conf.py (this file) is kept**
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath("../src/"))