diff --git a/docs/_ext/djangodocs.py b/docs/_ext/djangodocs.py
index cce682e7b7..59db23c13c 100644
--- a/docs/_ext/djangodocs.py
+++ b/docs/_ext/djangodocs.py
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ def setup(app):
                  man=(visit_snippet_literal, depart_snippet_literal),
                  text=(visit_snippet_literal, depart_snippet_literal),
                  texinfo=(visit_snippet_literal, depart_snippet_literal))
+    app.set_translator('djangohtml', DjangoHTMLTranslator)
+    app.set_translator('json', DjangoHTMLTranslator)
     return {'parallel_read_safe': True}
 
 
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index ad5bbe60c7..19170f1820 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -192,9 +192,6 @@ html_last_updated_fmt = '%b %d, %Y'
 # typographically correct entities.
 html_use_smartypants = True
 
-# HTML translator class for the builder
-html_translator_class = "djangodocs.DjangoHTMLTranslator"
-
 # Content template for the index page.
 # html_index = ''