diff --git a/docs/environment.yml b/docs/environment.yml
index 0e1e3eaa..ec0c7f1a 100644
--- a/docs/environment.yml
+++ b/docs/environment.yml
@@ -4,20 +4,19 @@ channels:
   - nodefaults
 dependencies:
   - cftime
+  - furo
+  - gcsfs
   - jupyterlab
   - matplotlib
   - myst-nb
   - pip
+  - python-graphviz
   - python=3.8
-  - sphinx-book-theme >= 0.0.38
+  - s3fs
   - sphinx-copybutton
-  - sqlalchemy==1.3.12
   - watermark
-  - python-graphviz
   - zarr
   - pip:
-      - gcsfs
-      - s3fs
       - sphinxext-opengraph
       - sphinx-comments
       - -r ../requirements.txt
diff --git a/docs/source/conf.py b/docs/source/conf.py
index 0f786331..27b5753b 100644
--- a/docs/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/source/conf.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
 
 # The theme to use for HTML and HTML Help pages.  See the documentation for
 # a list of builtin themes.
-html_theme = 'sphinx_book_theme'
+html_theme = 'furo'
 html_title = ''
 
 
@@ -131,22 +131,7 @@
     'github_version': 'main',
     'doc_path': 'docs',
 }
-html_theme_options = dict(
-    # analytics_id=''  this is configured in rtfd.io
-    # canonical_url="",
-    repository_url='https://github.com/intake/intake-esm',
-    repository_branch='main',
-    path_to_docs='docs',
-    use_edit_page_button=True,
-    use_repository_button=True,
-    use_issues_button=True,
-    home_page_in_toc=False,
-    github_url='https://github.com/intake/intake-esm',
-    twitter_url='https://twitter.com/NCARXDev',
-    extra_navbar='',
-    navbar_footer_text='',
-    extra_footer="""Theme by the <a href="https://ebp.jupyterbook.org">Executable Book Project</a>""",
-)
+html_theme_options = {}
 
 
 # The name of an image file (within the static path) to use as favicon of the