diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index ec9e8723..05e7456d 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 sphinx_materialdesign_theme
 
 docutils
-sphinx
+# Disabling direct sphinx because of https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/9031
+# sphinx
 sphinx-autobuild
 
 breathe