diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/default.nix
index 870d5110d145..7acdc530df50 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/10/default.nix
@@ -36,20 +36,22 @@ let
       inherit clang-tools-extra_src;
     };
 
-    llvm-manpages = lowPrio (tools.llvm.override {
-      enableManpages = true;
-      python3 = pkgs.python3;  # don't use python-boot
-    });
+    # disabled until recommonmark supports sphinx 3
+    #Llvm-manpages = lowPrio (tools.llvm.override {
+    #  enableManpages = true;
+    #  python3 = pkgs.python3;  # don't use python-boot
+    #});
 
     clang-manpages = lowPrio (tools.clang-unwrapped.override {
       enableManpages = true;
       python3 = pkgs.python3;  # don't use python-boot
     });
 
-    lldb-manpages = lowPrio (tools.lldb.override {
-      enableManpages = true;
-      python3 = pkgs.python3;  # don't use python-boot
-    });
+    # disabled until recommonmark supports sphinx 3
+    # lldb-manpages = lowPrio (tools.lldb.override {
+    #   enableManpages = true;
+    #   python3 = pkgs.python3;  # don't use python-boot
+    # });
 
     libclang = tools.clang-unwrapped.lib;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/default.nix
index 34b1f5e641b8..984e7ab74b74 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/8/default.nix
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ let
       enablePolly = true;
     };
 
-    llvm-manpages = lowPrio (tools.llvm.override {
-      enableManpages = true;
-      python3 = pkgs.python3;  # don't use python-boot
-    });
+    # disabled until recommonmark supports sphinx 3
+    #llvm-manpages = lowPrio (tools.llvm.override {
+    #  enableManpages = true;
+    #  python3 = pkgs.python3;  # don't use python-boot
+    #});
 
     clang-manpages = lowPrio (tools.clang-unwrapped.override {
       enableManpages = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/default.nix
index 5d93ca8709fa..816a4f3d2302 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/9/default.nix
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ let
       enablePolly = true;
     };
 
-    llvm-manpages = lowPrio (tools.llvm.override {
-      enableManpages = true;
-      python3 = pkgs.python3;  # don't use python-boot
-    });
+    # disabled until recommonmark supports sphinx 3
+    #llvm-manpages = lowPrio (tools.llvm.override {
+    #  enableManpages = true;
+    #  python3 = pkgs.python3;  # don't use python-boot
+    #});
 
     clang-manpages = lowPrio (tools.clang-unwrapped.override {
       enableManpages = true;