diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 11c6426e..e4c751d9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-docutils==0.9.1
 oslosphinx
 pbr>=0.6,<1.0
-sphinx>=1.1.2,<1.2
+sphinx>=1.1.2,!=1.2.0,!=1.3b1,<1.3
 testrepository>=0.0.18
 testtools>=0.9.34
 flake8