diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
index 1827d4883..81cfb78ef 100644
--- a/conf.py
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ language = None
 
 # List of patterns, relative to source directory, that match files and
 # directories to ignore when looking for source files.
-exclude_patterns = ['docs/_build/*', 'depends/*']
+exclude_patterns = ['docs/_build/*', 'depends/*', 'scripts/3rdparty/*']
 
 # The reST default role (used for this markup: `text`) to use for all
 # documents.
diff --git a/docs/Scripts.rst b/docs/Scripts.rst
index 13b6ba4c1..87eeaf666 100644
--- a/docs/Scripts.rst
+++ b/docs/Scripts.rst
@@ -25,19 +25,3 @@ The following pages document all the standard DFHack scripts.
    /docs/_auto/fix
    /docs/_auto/gui
    /docs/_auto/modtools
-
-
-.. warning::
-
-    The following documentation is pulled in from external ``README`` files.
-    
-    - it may not match the DFHack docs style
-    - some scripts have incorrect names, or are documented but unavailable
-    - some scripts have entries here and are also included above
-
-.. toctree::
-   :glob:
-   :maxdepth: 2
-
-   /scripts/3rdparty/*/README
-