diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index d118757cbd..d3018bc539 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ html_sidebars = {
     ]
 }
 
+# Don't copy the rST source files to the HTML output directory,
+# and don't put links to the sources into the output HTML.
+html_copy_source = False
 
 # -- Options for HTMLHelp output ------------------------------------------