diff --git a/.readthedocs.yaml b/.readthedocs.yaml
index 82d8ba21..80618f33 100644
--- a/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ b/.readthedocs.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ version: 2
 build:
   os: ubuntu-22.04
   tools:
-    python: "3.11"
+    python: "miniconda3-4.7"
 
 # Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
 sphinx:
diff --git a/.readthedocs.yml b/.readthedocs.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 350a5f8b..00000000
--- a/.readthedocs.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# .readthedocs.yml
-# Read the Docs configuration file
-# See https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config-file/v2.html for details
-
-# Required
-version: 2
-
-# Set the build
-build:
-  os: ubuntu-22.04
-  tools:
-    python: "3.11"
-  
-
-# Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
-sphinx:
-  configuration: doc_build/conf.py
-
-# Build documentation with MkDocs
-#mkdocs:
-#  configuration: mkdocs.yml
-
-# Optionally build your docs in additional formats such as PDF
-# formats:
-  # - pdf
-
-# Optionally set the version of Python and requirements required to build your docs
-# python:
-#   version: 3.8
-#   install:
-#     - requirements: doc_build/requirements.txt
-
-conda:
-  environment: doc_build/rtd_env.yml
diff --git a/doc_build/.readthedocs.yaml b/doc_build/.readthedocs.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index f3aa1f5a..00000000
--- a/doc_build/.readthedocs.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# .readthedocs.yaml
-# Read the Docs configuration file
-# See https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/config-file/v2.html for details
-
-# Required
-version: 2
-
-# Set the version of Python and other tools you might need
-build:
-  os: ubuntu-22.04
-  tools:
-    python: "3.11"
-
-# Build documentation in the docs/ directory with Sphinx
-sphinx:
-  configuration: docs/conf.py
-
-# We recommend specifying your dependencies to enable reproducible builds:
-# https://docs.readthedocs.io/en/stable/guides/reproducible-builds.html
-# python:
-#   install:
-#   - requirements: docs/requirements.txt
diff --git a/doc_build/rtd_env.yml b/doc_build/rtd_env.yml
index 2519f4de..ead2d6a7 100644
--- a/doc_build/rtd_env.yml
+++ b/doc_build/rtd_env.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ channels:
   - defaults
 dependencies:
   - python=3.11
-  - cartopy
-  - pip:
+    - pip:
+    - cartopy
     - Sphinx<6.0
     - pylint
     - chardet