diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 09d2a57..6af8e40 100755
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('..'))
 
 import sgrna_modeler
+import sphinx_rtd_theme
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------
 
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
 
 # Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be
 # extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom ones.
-extensions = ['sphinx.ext.autodoc', 'sphinx.ext.viewcode']
+extensions = ['sphinx.ext.autodoc', 'sphinx.ext.viewcode', 'sphinx_rtd_theme']
 
 # Add any paths that contain templates here, relative to this directory.
 templates_path = ['_templates']
@@ -78,13 +79,14 @@
 # If true, `todo` and `todoList` produce output, else they produce nothing.
 todo_include_todos = False
 
-
+autodoc_mock_imports = ["tensorflow"]
 # -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------
 
 # The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for
 # a list of builtin themes.
 #
-html_theme = 'alabaster'
+#html_theme = 'alabaster'
+html_theme = 'sphinx_rtd_theme'
 
 # Theme options are theme-specific and customize the look and feel of a
 # theme further.  For a list of options available for each theme, see the
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index 15e97a2..963658f 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,3 @@ numpy>=1.16.4
 pandas>=0.24.2
 scikit-learn==0.21.2
 scipy>=1.3.0
-tensorflow>=1.14.0