diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 07453dacd22d6c5bc3fba7bcb4b53edb0e8d1646..96dd7fc81a06c1882f0e7dc27782dee51be067a6 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ date = datetime.date.today()
 extensions = [
     'sphinx.ext.autodoc',
     'sphinx.ext.autosummary', 
-    'sphinx.ext.viewcode',
     'sphinx.ext.mathjax',
     'sphinx.ext.graphviz',
     'sphinx.ext.todo',
@@ -347,7 +346,7 @@ epub_exclude_files = ['search.html']
 autoclass_content = 'class'
 
 # Document private members and special members (e.g. __init__)
-autodoc_default_flags = ['private-members', 'special-members']
+autodocsourc_default_flags = ['special-members']
 
 # Documentation for python modules is in the same order
 # as the source code.