diff --git a/docs/api_reference/conf.py b/docs/api_reference/conf.py
index 4e01aefcbad..d16ed7b2347 100644
--- a/docs/api_reference/conf.py
+++ b/docs/api_reference/conf.py
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ def skip_private_members(app, what, name, obj, skip, options):
         return True
     if hasattr(obj, '__doc__') and obj.__doc__ and ':private:' in obj.__doc__:
         return True
+    if name == '__init__' and obj.__objclass__ is object:
+        # dont document default init
+        return True
     return None