diff --git a/doc/.templates/layout.html b/doc/.templates/layout.html
index 4925d6d88..3a819dce2 100644
--- a/doc/.templates/layout.html
+++ b/doc/.templates/layout.html
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@
 
 {# put the sidebar before the body #}
 {% block sidebar1 %}{{ sidebar() }}{% endblock %}
-{% block sidebar2 %}{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% block sidebar2 %}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/sphinx/templates/layout.html b/sphinx/templates/layout.html
index 2c6d126eb..c9757a01a 100644
--- a/sphinx/templates/layout.html
+++ b/sphinx/templates/layout.html
@@ -3,6 +3,33 @@
 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
   "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
 {%- endblock %}
+{%- macro relbar %}
+{# this macro needs to stay in layout.html due to it containing blocks #}
+    <div class="related">
+      <h3>Navigation</h3>
+      <ul>
+        <li class="right" style="margin-right: 10px"><a href="{{ pathto('genindex') }}" title="General Index" accesskey="I">index</a></li>
+        <li class="right"><a href="{{ pathto('modindex') }}" title="Global Module Index" accesskey="M">modules</a> |</li>
+        {%- if next %}
+          <li class="right"><a href="{{ next.link|e }}" title="{{ next.title|striptags }}" accesskey="N">next</a> |</li>
+        {%- endif %}
+        {%- if prev %}
+          <li class="right"><a href="{{ prev.link|e }}" title="{{ prev.title|striptags }}" accesskey="P">previous</a> |</li>
+        {%- endif %}
+        {%- if builder == 'web' %}
+          <li class="right"><a href="{{ pathto('settings') }}"
+                               title="Customize your viewing settings" accesskey="S">settings</a> |</li>
+        {%- endif %}
+        {%- block rootrellink %}
+        <li><a href="{{ pathto('index') }}">{{ project }} v{{ release }} documentation</a> &raquo;</li>
+        {%- endblock %}
+        {%- for parent in parents %}
+          <li><a href="{{ parent.link|e }}" accesskey="U">{{ parent.title }}</a> &raquo;</li>
+        {%- endfor %}
+        {%- block relbaritems %}{% endblock %}
+      </ul>
+    </div>
+{%- endmacro %}
 <html>
   <head>
     <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
diff --git a/sphinx/templates/macros.html b/sphinx/templates/macros.html
index ea6efbad2..13b013b5a 100644
--- a/sphinx/templates/macros.html
+++ b/sphinx/templates/macros.html
@@ -45,29 +45,4 @@
       </div>
       {%- endif %}
 {%- endmacro %}
-{%- macro relbar %}
-    <div class="related">
-      <h3>Navigation</h3>
-      <ul>
-        <li class="right" style="margin-right: 10px"><a href="{{ pathto('genindex') }}" title="General Index" accesskey="I">index</a></li>
-        <li class="right"><a href="{{ pathto('modindex') }}" title="Global Module Index" accesskey="M">modules</a> |</li>
-        {%- if next %}
-          <li class="right"><a href="{{ next.link|e }}" title="{{ next.title|striptags }}" accesskey="N">next</a> |</li>
-        {%- endif %}
-        {%- if prev %}
-          <li class="right"><a href="{{ prev.link|e }}" title="{{ prev.title|striptags }}" accesskey="P">previous</a> |</li>
-        {%- endif %}
-        {%- if builder == 'web' %}
-          <li class="right"><a href="{{ pathto('settings') }}"
-                               title="Customize your viewing settings" accesskey="S">settings</a> |</li>
-        {%- endif %}
-        {%- block rootrellink %}
-        <li><a href="{{ pathto('index') }}">{{ project }} v{{ release }} documentation</a> &raquo;</li>
-        {%- endblock %}
-        {%- for parent in parents %}
-          <li><a href="{{ parent.link|e }}" accesskey="U">{{ parent.title }}</a> &raquo;</li>
-        {%- endfor %}
-        {%- block relbaritems %}{% endblock %}
-      </ul>
-    </div>
-{%- endmacro %}
+
