diff --git a/docs/rtd.yml b/docs/rtd.yml
index 1deb274c6..f062bcc68 100644
--- a/docs/rtd.yml
+++ b/docs/rtd.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name: jupyterlab-lsp-docs
 
 dependencies:
-  - nodejs
+  - nodejs >=11,<14
   - pip
   - python >=3.8,<3.9.0a0
   - pip:
diff --git a/requirements/docs.yml b/requirements/docs.yml
index 2dac1c27c..b118dc0d2 100644
--- a/requirements/docs.yml
+++ b/requirements/docs.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ dependencies:
   - sphinx-autobuild
   - sphinx-autodoc-typehints
   - sphinx-copybutton
-  - nodejs >=11,<14
   - pip:
       - pytest-check-links
       - sphinx-markdown-tables