diff --git a/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/docs/urls.py b/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/docs/urls.py
index 1ae2f4ef9..18783b994 100644
--- a/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/docs/urls.py
+++ b/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/docs/urls.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
 
-from scrapyorg.docs.views import index, document
+from scrapyorg.docs.views import document
 
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
-    (r'^$', index),
-    (r'^(?P<url>[\w./-]*)/$', document),
+    url(r'^$', document, {'url': ''}),
+    url(r'^(?P<url>[\w./-]*)/$', document),
 )
 
 if settings.DEBUG: # devel
diff --git a/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/docs/views.py b/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/docs/views.py
index ceaf7d6ef..715ca5ccc 100644
--- a/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/docs/views.py
+++ b/sites/scrapy.org/scrapyorg/docs/views.py
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
 from django.template import RequestContext
 
 
-def index(request):
-    return document(request, '')
-
-
 def document(request, url):
     docroot = settings.DOC_PICKLE_ROOT