diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 96708deb5..0f62215f4 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
 intersphinx_mapping = {
     "python": ("https://docs.python.org/3.9", None),
     "numpy": ("https://numpy.org/doc/stable", None),
-    "scipy": ("https://docs.scipy.org/doc/scipy", None),
     "scikit.learn": ("https://scikit-learn.org/stable", None),
     "openmm": ("http://docs.openmm.org/latest/api-python/", None),
     "rdkit": ("https://www.rdkit.org/docs", None),
diff --git a/docs/environment.yaml b/docs/environment.yaml
index 30eeb3344..b2272a274 100644
--- a/docs/environment.yaml
+++ b/docs/environment.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ dependencies:
 - autodoc-pydantic >= 2.1
 - docutils == 0.20
 - gitpython
-# - ipykernel  # https://nbsphinx.readthedocs.io/en/0.8.2/installation.html#Jupyter-Kernel
 - libsass
 - myst-parser
 - nbsphinx
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ dependencies:
 - pip:
   - git+https://github.com/OpenFreeEnergy/gufe@main
   - git+https://github.com/OpenFreeEnergy/ofe-sphinx-theme@v0.3.1
-  # pip install these so that conda-forge gufe doesn't pull in ambertools and cause a memory error
+  # pip install these so that we can make sure docs build on main while these packages' docs are under development
   - git+https://github.com/OpenFreeEnergy/kartograf@main
   - git+https://github.com/OpenFreeEnergy/konnektor@main
   - git+https://github.com/OpenFreeEnergy/lomap@main