diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 6b638e7dc..efe36c792 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 from docutils.parsers.rst import Directive, directives
 from sphinx.domains.python import PythonDomain
 
-# from sphinx_needs.api import add_dynamic_function
+# from sphinx_needs.api import add_dynamic_function  # TODO: JOHN
 
 # handle python import locations for this execution
 PYTHONPATH = os.path.abspath("..")
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def setup(app):
     app.add_directive("pyreverse", PyReverse)
     app.add_directive("impl", SkipNeedsDirective)
     app.add_directive("test", SkipNeedsDirective)
-    # add_dynamic_function(app, getTestAcceptanceCriteria, "get_test_acceptance_criteria")
+    # add_dynamic_function(app, getTestAcceptanceCriteria, "get_test_acceptance_criteria")  # TODO: JOHN
 
     # making tutorial data dir
     dataDir = pathlib.Path("user") / ".." / "anl-afci-177"
@@ -380,8 +380,6 @@ def setup(app):
     "**/Python27*",
     "_build",
     "**reqs.rst",  # needed so included reqs files render
-    APIDOC_REL,
-    STATIC_DIR,
 ]
 
 rst_epilog = r"""