diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 7e1713f6..87b8a417 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ sphinx:
 python:
   install:
     - requirements: requirements/docs.txt
+    # Install this project locally, so that its package metadata can be queried
+    - method: pip
+      path: .
diff --git a/requirements/docs.txt b/requirements/docs.txt
index 06417b80..c71ccc8d 100644
--- a/requirements/docs.txt
+++ b/requirements/docs.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-# Install this project in editable mode, so that its package metadata can be queried
--e .
 Sphinx==7.2.6
 sphinx-rtd-theme==1.3.0