diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index fb66cb8c58e..389a07a604e 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ docset: html
 	convert $(SPHINXPROJ).docset/icon@2x.png -resize 16x16 $(SPHINXPROJ).docset/icon.png
 
 html-noplot:  # Avoids running the gallery examples, which may take time
-	$(SPHINXBUILD) -D plot_gallery=0 -b html $(ASPHINXOPTS) "${SOURCEDIR}" "$(BUILDDIR)"/html
+	$(SPHINXBUILD) -D plot_gallery=0 -b html "${SOURCEDIR}" "$(BUILDDIR)"/html
 	@echo
 	@echo "Build finished. The HTML pages are in $(BUILDDIR)/html."