diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
index 4a6bddaee..c3cfa3e57 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yml
@@ -2,26 +2,23 @@
 # Read the Docs configuration file
 version: 2
 
-# Python config
+# Set the OS and build tools
 build:
   os: ubuntu-22.04
   tools:
-    python: mambaforge-latest
+    python: "mambaforge-latest"
+
+# Conda settings
 conda:
   environment: ./environment.yml
 
+# Sphinx settings
 sphinx:
   configuration: ./docs/conf.py
   builder: html
 
+# Python settings
 python:
   install:
     - method: pip
       path: .
-
-commands:
-  pre_build:
-    - locale -a
-    - export LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8
-    - export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
-    - pip install .