diff --git a/sphinx.mk b/sphinx.mk
index 127e416..d823d9c 100644
--- a/sphinx.mk
+++ b/sphinx.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ conf.py: pydocs/templates/conf.py.tpl
 	pydocs/replace.sh conf.py "<year>" "$$(date +%Y)"
 	pydocs/replace.sh conf.py "<author>" "Dirk Alders"
 
-index.rst: pydocs/templates/index.rst.tpl
+index.rst:
 	venv/bin/sphinx-apidoc -TMo . $(SPHINXPRJ)
 	mv $(SPHINXPRJ).rst index.rst