diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 30ad0b1..88f0956 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ logs
 # pyenv
 .python-version
 
+uv.lock
+
 # vs-code
 .vscode
 
@@ -110,5 +112,3 @@ crashlytics-build.properties
 fabric.properties
 
 # END JetBrains section
-
-uv.lock
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index e72927c..162e807 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@ build:
   tools:
     python: "3.10"
 
-sphinx:
-  configuration: docs/conf.py
-  fail_on_warning: true
-
 python:
   install:
-    - method: pip
-      path: .
-      extra_requirements:
+    - method: uv
+      command: sync
+      groups:
         - docs
 
+sphinx:
+  configuration: docs/conf.py
+  fail_on_warning: true
+
 # Build all formats for RTD Downloads - htmlzip, pdf, epub
 formats: all
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5a2f145..3579c69 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ Issues = "https://github.com/ApeWorX/pyrlp/issues"
 Documentation = "https://pyrlp.readthedocs.io/"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
-docs = [
-    "sphinx>=6.0.0,<9",
-    "sphinx-autobuild>=2021.3.14",
-    "sphinx_rtd_theme>=1.0.0",
-]
 rust-backend = [
     "rusty-rlp>=0.2.1",
 ]