diff --git a/docs/contributing.rst b/docs/contributing.rst
index 3e4b241a..a47c3b80 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.rst
+++ b/docs/contributing.rst
@@ -87,7 +87,3 @@ you should do the following:
         $ rm -rf dist/
         $ python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel
         $ twine upload --sign --identity security@readthedocs.org dist/*
-
-#. In the ``readthedocs.org`` repo, edit the ``bower.json`` file to point at the correct version
-   (``sphinx-rtd-theme": "https://github.com/rtfd/sphinx-rtd-theme.git#$NEW_VERSION"``).
-#. In the ``readthedocs.org`` repo, run ``gulp build`` to update the distributed theme files.