diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 2592f912..8c8c1a6b 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 \usepackage{tikz}
 \usepackage{circuitikz}
 \usetikzlibrary{circuits.ee.IEC}
+\def\coord(#1){coordinate(#1)}
 """
 templates_path = ["_templates"]
 texinfo_documents = [
diff --git a/docs/sections/codesign/devices/comparators.rst b/docs/sections/codesign/devices/comparators.rst
index 05107104..c0c132de 100644
--- a/docs/sections/codesign/devices/comparators.rst
+++ b/docs/sections/codesign/devices/comparators.rst
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ Comparators
 .. tikz::
    :align: center
 
-   \begin{circuitikz}[american]
      \draw (0,0) node[pfet](PMOS1){};
      \draw (PMOS1.D) to[short, -*] ++(0,-0.25) \coord (PMOSJ1) to[short] ++(0,-0.25) node[pfet, anchor=source](PMOS2){};
      \draw (PMOSJ1) to[short] ++(1,0) node[pfet, anchor=source, rotate=90](PMOS3){};
@@ -39,13 +38,11 @@ Comparators
      \draw (PMOS1.bulk) to[short, -*] ++(0.5,0) \coord(PMOS1BO);
      \draw (PMOS2.bulk) to[short] ++(0.5,0) \coord(PMOS2BO);
      \draw (PMOS2BO) to[short, -*] (PMOS1BO |- VCC);
-   \end{circuitikz}
 
 
 .. tikz::
    :align: center
 
-   \begin{circuitikz}[american]
      \draw (0,0) node[npn](HBT1){};
      \draw (HBT1.B) to[R] ++(-3,0) node[ocirc](IN){};
      \draw (HBT1.C) to[short, -*] ++(0,0.5) \coord (HBTJ1) to[short] ++(0.5,0) node[npn, anchor=base](HBT2){};
@@ -56,4 +53,3 @@ Comparators
      \draw (HBT2.C) to[R] ++ (0,2) node[vcc](vcc){$V_{CC}=\SI{1}{V}$};
      \draw (vcc) to[short, *-] (vcc -| HBT1.C) to[R] ++ (0, -2) \coord (HBT1CR1);
      \draw (HBT1CR1) -- (HBT1.C);
-  \end{circuitikz}