diff --git a/templates/sphinx-conf.py b/templates/sphinx-conf.py
index 10146fd89ea8169793143477b9f598c5deb60b7e..c72c1a9c434d0c178342f89d49502405a666e669 100644
--- a/templates/sphinx-conf.py
+++ b/templates/sphinx-conf.py
@@ -25,16 +25,10 @@ extensions = [
     'sphinx.ext.intersphinx',
     'sphinx.ext.napoleon',
     'sphinx.ext.viewcode',
+    'sphinx.ext.mathjax',
     #'matplotlib.sphinxext.plot_directive'
     ]
 
-import sphinx
-if sphinx.__version__ >= "1.4.1":
-    extensions.append('sphinx.ext.imgmath')
-    imgmath_image_format = 'svg'
-else:
-    extensions.append('sphinx.ext.pngmath')
-
 # Be picky about warnings
 nitpicky = True