diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index f47d6b089..4e5b204dd 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 
 # You can set these variables from the command line.
-SPHINXOPTS    = -j auto -T $(FAIL_WARN) $(OPTS)
+SPHINXOPTS    = -n -q -j auto -T $(FAIL_WARN) $(OPTS)
 SPHINXBUILD   = sphinx-build
 SPHINXPROJ    = kitty
 SOURCEDIR     = .
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index d3bd6b50e..1ccb915fa 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ rst_prolog = '''
 .. role:: title
 
 '''.replace('VERSION', str_version)
-nitpicky = True
 
 
 # -- Options for HTML output -------------------------------------------------