diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 52bb50a8d..e03429ef8 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ exclude_patterns = ['_build', 'Thumbs.db', '.DS_Store', 'sphinx_exts', 'include'
 #show_authors = False
 
 # The name of the Pygments (syntax highlighting) style to use.
-pygments_style = 'sphinx'
+pygments_style = 'default'
 
 # A list of ignored prefixes for module index sorting.
 #modindex_common_prefix = []