diff --git a/mvc/conf.py b/mvc/conf.py
index 0483f58ce5..d2fdb8ab24 100644
--- a/mvc/conf.py
+++ b/mvc/conf.py
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ pygments_style = 'sphinx'
 todo_include_todos = False
 
 rst_epilog = """
-.. raw:: html
 .. include:: /../common/authors.txt
 """