diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index aedc33a9..b6ea1269 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 project = APP_NAME
-copyright = __copyright__
+copyright = __copyright__.lstrip('Copyright ')
 
 version = APP_VERSION
 release = APP_VERSION