diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 57725377..50b87b49 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@ build:
     - swig
   tools:
     python: "3.11"
+  jobs:
+    pre_build:
+      - python doc/rtd_build.py
 
 python:
   install:
     - requirements: doc/requirements.txt
-    # the 'setuptools' method calls doc/setup.py that configures files and runs doxygen
-    # the 'pip' method doesn't work this way
-    - method: setuptools
-      path: doc
 
 sphinx:
   builder: html
diff --git a/doc/setup.py b/doc/rtd_build.py
similarity index 97%
rename from doc/setup.py
rename to doc/rtd_build.py
index cf384f2e..bbca8da2 100644
--- a/doc/setup.py
+++ b/doc/rtd_build.py
@@ -74,5 +74,3 @@ generate_bindings_from_dir(os.path.join(
 generate_bindings_from_dir(os.path.join(DIR + "/../bindings/libdnf5_cli"),
                            os.path.join(DIR + "/../bindings/python3/libdnf5_cli"))
 
-# no setup() is called
-# this file only configures files for building docs in Read the Docs