diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 204587e74..2430f7aab 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -72,7 +72,12 @@ copyright = u'2014, OpenStack Neutron Team'
 
 # List of patterns, relative to source directory, that match files and
 # directories to ignore when looking for source files.
-exclude_patterns = ['_build']
+exclude_patterns = [
+    '_build',
+    '**/example.rst',
+    '**/template.rst',
+    '**/skeleton.rst',
+]
 
 # The reST default role (used for this markup: `text`) to use for all documents.
 #default_role = None
diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index 4895cb443..f71257698 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -4,14 +4,6 @@
 Neutron Project Specifications
 ==============================
 
-Contents:
-
-.. toctree::
-   :glob:
-   :maxdepth: 1
-
-   specs/*
-
 Juno approved specs:
 
 .. toctree::