diff --git a/scripts/setupcommon.py b/scripts/setupcommon.py
index 7ecd331d8..89ab8e81c 100644
--- a/scripts/setupcommon.py
+++ b/scripts/setupcommon.py
@@ -92,24 +92,6 @@ def write_git_file():
         f.write(gitstr)
 
 
-def patch_docgen(cls):
-    """Class decorator to patch a setuptool command to generate docs.
-
-    Based on:
-    http://www.niteoweb.com/blog/setuptools-run-custom-code-during-install
-    """
-
-    orig_run = cls.run
-
-    def run(*args, **kwargs):
-        from scripts import asciidoc2html
-        asciidoc2html.main(colors=False)
-        return orig_run(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    cls.run = run
-    return cls
-
-
 setupdata = {
     'name': 'qutebrowser',
     'version': '.'.join(map(str, _get_constant('version_info'))),
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a20daae03..2c553b71f 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ from scripts import setupcommon as common
 from scripts import ez_setup
 ez_setup.use_setuptools()
 import setuptools
-from setuptools.command.sdist import sdist as cmd_sdist
-from setuptools.command.bdist_rpm import bdist_rpm as cmd_bdist_rpm
-from setuptools.command.bdist_wininst import bdist_wininst as cmd_bdist_wininst
-from setuptools.command.bdist_egg import bdist_egg as cmd_bdist_egg
-from setuptools.command.develop import develop as cmd_develop
 
 
 try:
@@ -42,14 +37,6 @@ except NameError:
     BASEDIR = None
 
 
-command_classes = {}
-command_classes['sdist'] = common.patch_docgen(cmd_sdist)
-command_classes['bdist_rpm'] = common.patch_docgen(cmd_bdist_rpm)
-command_classes['bdist_wininst'] = common.patch_docgen(cmd_bdist_wininst)
-command_classes['bdist_egg'] = common.patch_docgen(cmd_bdist_egg)
-command_classes['develop'] = common.patch_docgen(cmd_develop)
-
-
 try:
     common.write_git_file()
     setuptools.setup(
@@ -63,7 +50,6 @@ try:
         extras_require={'nice-debugging': ['colorlog', 'colorama'],
                         'checks': ['flake8', 'pylint', 'check-manifest',
                                    'pyroma']},
-        cmdclass=command_classes,
         **common.setupdata
     )
 finally: