diff --git a/doc/tools/apigen.py b/doc/tools/apigen.py
index 0fd6c8c2..7e306dd8 100644
--- a/doc/tools/apigen.py
+++ b/doc/tools/apigen.py
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@ class ApiDocWriter(object):
             ad += '  :members:\n' \
                   '  :undoc-members:\n' \
                   '  :show-inheritance:\n' \
-                  '  :inherited-members:\n' \
                   '\n' \
                   '  .. automethod:: __init__\n'
 #        if multi_fx: