diff --git a/sphinx/texinputs/needspace.sty b/sphinx/texinputs/needspace.sty
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index 113d87216..000000000
--- a/sphinx/texinputs/needspace.sty
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@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-
-\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
-\ProvidesPackage{needspace}[2010/09/12 v1.3d reserve vertical space]
-
-\newcommand{\needspace}[1]{%
-  \begingroup
-    \setlength{\dimen@}{#1}%
-    \vskip\z@\@plus\dimen@
-    \penalty -100\vskip\z@\@plus -\dimen@
-    \vskip\dimen@
-    \penalty 9999%
-    \vskip -\dimen@
-    \vskip\z@skip % hide the previous |\vskip| from |\addvspace|
-  \endgroup
-}
-
-\newcommand{\Needspace}{\@ifstar{\@sneedsp@}{\@needsp@}}
-
-\newcommand{\@sneedsp@}[1]{\par \penalty-100\begingroup
-  \setlength{\dimen@}{#1}%
-  \dimen@ii\pagegoal \advance\dimen@ii-\pagetotal
-  \ifdim \dimen@>\dimen@ii
-    \break
-  \fi\endgroup}
-
-\newcommand{\@needsp@}[1]{\par \penalty-100\begingroup
-  \setlength{\dimen@}{#1}%
-  \dimen@ii\pagegoal \advance\dimen@ii-\pagetotal
-  \ifdim \dimen@>\dimen@ii
-    \ifdim \dimen@ii>\z@
-      \vfil
-    \fi
-    \break
-  \fi\endgroup}
-