diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 8e0c98ef818..ef391bbd67e 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -25,5 +25,3 @@ sphinx:
 python:
    install:
    - requirements: docs/api_reference/requirements.txt
-   - method: pip
-     path: .
diff --git a/docs/api_reference/Makefile b/docs/api_reference/Makefile
index 7d95d3cc37c..206097114c9 100644
--- a/docs/api_reference/Makefile
+++ b/docs/api_reference/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # You can set these variables from the command line, and also
 # from the environment for the first two.
-SPHINXOPTS    ?= 
+SPHINXOPTS    ?= -j auto 
 SPHINXBUILD   ?= sphinx-build
 SPHINXAUTOBUILD   ?= sphinx-autobuild
 SOURCEDIR     = .