diff --git a/pytket/docs/Makefile b/pytket/docs/Makefile
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-# Makefile for Sphinx documentation
-#
-
-# You can set these variables from the command line.
-SPHINXOPTS    =
-SPHINXBUILD   = sphinx-build
-SOURCEDIR     = .
-BUILDDIR      = build
-
-# Put it first so that "make" without argument is like "make help".
-help:
-	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M help "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
-
-.PHONY: help Makefile
-
-# Catch-all target: route all unknown targets to Sphinx using the new
-# "make mode" option.  $(O) is meant as a shortcut for $(SPHINXOPTS).
-%: Makefile
-	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M $@ "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
-	find build/html/ -type f -name "*.html" | xargs sed -i 's/pytket._tket/pytket/g'
-	sed -i 's/pytket._tket/pytket/g' build/html/searchindex.js
-
-# for local builds on mac (mac sed is slightly different)
-html-mac:
-	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M html "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
-	find build/html/ -type f -name "*.html" | xargs sed -e 's/pytket._tket/pytket/g' -i ""
-	sed -e 's/pytket._tket/pytket/g' -i "" build/html/searchindex.js