diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 87fcca639..97feface3 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -51,10 +51,9 @@ copyright = u'2011, holger krekel et alii'
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = '2.0'
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-import py, pytest
+import pytest
 release = pytest.__version__
 version = ".".join(release.split(".")[:2])
-#assert py.path.local().relto(py.path.local(pytest.__file__).dirpath().dirpath())
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.