diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d3822803..ee737f9e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ publish:
 	twine upload dist/*
 	rm -fr build dist .egg requests.egg-info
 
-
-docs-init:
-	pip install -r docs/requirements.txt
-
 docs:
 	cd docs && make html
 	@echo "\033[95m\n\nBuild successful! View the docs homepage at docs/_build/html/index.html.\n\033[0m"