diff --git a/docs/topics/items.rst b/docs/topics/items.rst
index 78612f524..0941a8a1b 100644
--- a/docs/topics/items.rst
+++ b/docs/topics/items.rst
@@ -257,6 +257,4 @@ Field objects
 Other classes related to Item
 =============================
 
-.. autoclass:: BaseItem
-
 .. autoclass:: ItemMeta