diff --git a/doc/ksdomain.py b/doc/ksdomain.py
index 7f3f0a44b..0064884b4 100644
--- a/doc/ksdomain.py
+++ b/doc/ksdomain.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 from sphinx.domains import Domain, ObjType, Index
 from sphinx.directives import ObjectDescription
 from sphinx.util.nodes import make_refnode
-from sphinx.util.compat import Directive
+# ### Next line is deprecated, and it seems to work without it, as per kOS PR #2339 ###
+# from sphinx.util.compat import Directive
 from sphinx.util.docfields import Field, GroupedField, TypedField
 
 ks_sig_re = re.compile(r'''