diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index e5d6a287d..e3dd767db 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
     'sphinx.ext.mathjax',
     'sphinx.ext.viewcode',
     'sphinx.ext.extlinks',
-    'sphinx_tabs.tabs',
     'jupyter_sphinx',
     'sphinx_autodoc_typehints',
     'reno.sphinxext',
diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index 760631795..63a84a619 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ qiskit-ibmq-provider>=0.19.2
 jupyter-sphinx
 nbsphinx>=0.9.2
 Sphinx>=5.3.0
-sphinx-tabs>=1.1.11
-sphinx-automodapi
 sphinx-autodoc-typehints<=1.19.2
 reno>=2.11.0
-qiskit-sphinx-theme~=1.11.1
+qiskit-sphinx-theme~=1.13.1