diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index cc7f0e54b0a20..dd225dba7079a 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -44,12 +44,9 @@
               'ipython_sphinxext.ipython_directive',
               'ipython_sphinxext.ipython_console_highlighting',
               'sphinx.ext.intersphinx',
-              'sphinx.ext.todo',
               'sphinx.ext.coverage',
               'sphinx.ext.pngmath',
               'sphinx.ext.ifconfig',
-              'matplotlib.sphinxext.only_directives',
-              'matplotlib.sphinxext.plot_directive',
               ]