diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index a4cbc633..70d6e8b1 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ release = __version__
 exclude_patterns = [
     "_build",
     "modules.rst",
+    "libp2p.crypto.pb.rst",
 ]
 
 # The reST default role (used for this markup: `text`) to use for all
diff --git a/docs/libp2p.crypto.rst b/docs/libp2p.crypto.rst
index 3a675a91..c875de50 100644
--- a/docs/libp2p.crypto.rst
+++ b/docs/libp2p.crypto.rst
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ Subpackages
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 4
 
-   libp2p.crypto.pb
-
 Submodules
 ----------