diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f8e31b72ca..d0fee5dafd 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 
 def read(fname):
-    return io.open(
+    content = io.open(
         os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), fname),
         'r', encoding='utf-8').read()
+    content = re.sub(
+        r'(?m)^\.\. toctree::\r?\n((^$|^\s.*$)\r?\n)*', '', content)
+    return content
 
 
 def get_require_version(name):