--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 
 # Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be extensions
 # coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom ones.
-extensions = ['sphinx.ext.autodoc', 'releases']
+extensions = ['sphinx.ext.autodoc']
 
 # 'releases' (changelog) settings
 releases_issue_uri = "https://github.com/fabric/fabric/issues/%s"