diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 2f1c8675a..a95656167 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@
     "manual": ("https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/", None),
 }
 
-root_doc = "contents"
-
 # -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------
 # https://www.sphinx-doc.org/en/master/usage/configuration.html#options-for-html-output
 
diff --git a/docs/source/contents.rst b/docs/source/contents.rst
index 6a102569f..e2fbdf0fb 100644
--- a/docs/source/contents.rst
+++ b/docs/source/contents.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+:orphan:
+
 =================
 Table of contents
 =================