diff --git a/doc/source/_templates/sidebar/brand.html b/doc/source/_templates/sidebar/brand.html
deleted file mode 100644
index c24d36f2..00000000
--- a/doc/source/_templates/sidebar/brand.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-<a class="sidebar-brand{% if logo %} centered{% endif %}" href="{{ pathto(master_doc) }}">
-  {%- block brand_content %}
-  {#- Remember to update the prefetch logic in `block logo_prefetch_links` in base.html #}
-  {%- if logo_url %}
-  <div class="sidebar-logo-container">
-    <img class="sidebar-logo" src="{{ logo_url }}" alt="Logo"/>
-  </div>
-  {%- endif %}
-  {%- if theme_light_logo and theme_dark_logo %}
-  <div class="sidebar-logo-container">
-    <img class="sidebar-logo only-light" src="{{ pathto('_static/' + theme_light_logo, 1) }}" alt="Light Logo"/>
-    <img class="sidebar-logo only-dark" src="{{ pathto('_static/' + theme_dark_logo, 1) }}" alt="Dark Logo"/>
-  </div>
-  {%- endif %}
-  {% if not theme_sidebar_hide_name %}
-  <span class="sidebar-brand-text">{{ docstitle if docstitle else project }}</span>
-  {%- endif %}
-  {% endblock brand_content %}
-</a>
-{%- if READTHEDOCS %}
-<div class="version-switch"></div>
-{%- endif %}
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index a1a64b28..1a32665f 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -140,9 +140,6 @@ if os_rtd:
         'light_logo': 'modules_red.svg',
         'dark_logo': 'modules_white.svg',
     }
-    html_context = {
-        'READTHEDOCS': True,
-    }
 
 # The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top
 # of the sidebar.