diff --git a/numpydoc/docscrape_sphinx.py b/numpydoc/docscrape_sphinx.py
index 80d3abaa..d8a495e0 100644
--- a/numpydoc/docscrape_sphinx.py
+++ b/numpydoc/docscrape_sphinx.py
@@ -137,9 +137,6 @@ def _str_member_list(self, name):
                     others.append((param, param_type, desc))
 
             if autosum:
-                out += ['.. currentmodule:: '
-                        + self._obj.__module__ + '.' + self._obj.__name__]
-                out += []
                 out += ['.. autosummary::']
                 if self.class_members_toctree:
                     out += ['   :toctree:']
diff --git a/numpydoc/tests/test_docscrape.py b/numpydoc/tests/test_docscrape.py
index a7ebdb0b..b71d7bf6 100644
--- a/numpydoc/tests/test_docscrape.py
+++ b/numpydoc/tests/test_docscrape.py
@@ -904,8 +904,6 @@ def x(self):
 
     .. rubric:: Attributes
 
-    .. currentmodule:: test_docscrape.Foo
-
     .. autosummary::
        :toctree: