--- a/doc/make.py
+++ b/doc/make.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ import sphinx
 import argparse
 import jinja2
 
-os.environ['PYTHONPATH'] = '..'
+# Debian's debian/rules overrides it to point to correct built pandas
+# os.environ['PYTHONPATH'] = '..'
 
 SPHINX_BUILD = 'sphinxbuild'
 
