diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 9992c582e6b68..e61fb876643d0 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 source_encoding = "utf-8"
 
 # The main toctree document.
-root_doc = "contents"
+root_doc = "index"
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = "scikit-learn"
@@ -245,13 +245,6 @@
     "pygment_light_style": "tango",
     "pygment_dark_style": "monokai",
     "logo": {
-        # TODO: we should put "link": "index" here, but it is not currently working
-        # because the navbar-logo component is using hasdoc() to determine if the link
-        # is an internal link or an external url, while html_additional_pages do not
-        # seem to pass hasdoc(). See
-        # https://github.com/pydata/pydata-sphinx-theme/issues/1647
-        # If this cannot be fixed we can consider vendoring the navbar-logo component
-        # and fixing it ourselves.
         "alt_text": "scikit-learn homepage",
         "image_relative": "logos/scikit-learn-logo-small.png",
         "image_light": "logos/scikit-learn-logo-small.png",
@@ -373,6 +366,8 @@
 # redirects dictionary maps from old links to new links
 redirects = {
     "documentation": "index",
+    "contents": "index",
+    "preface": "index",
     "auto_examples/feature_selection/plot_permutation_test_for_classification": (
         "auto_examples/model_selection/plot_permutation_tests_for_classification"
     ),
diff --git a/doc/contents.rst b/doc/index.rst
similarity index 67%
rename from doc/contents.rst
rename to doc/index.rst
index f37aad8c5547b..afe15ae4f044f 100644
--- a/doc/contents.rst
+++ b/doc/index.rst
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
-.. include:: includes/big_toc_css.rst
-.. include:: tune_toc.rst
+.. title:: Index
 
-.. Places global toc into the sidebar
-
-:globalsidebartoc: True
-
-=================
-Table Of Contents
-=================
-
-.. Define an order for the Table of Contents:
+.. Define the overall structure, that affects the prev-next buttons and the order
+   of the sections in the top navbar.
 
 .. toctree::
+    :hidden:
     :maxdepth: 2
 
     Install <install>
diff --git a/doc/preface.rst b/doc/preface.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 447083a3a8136..0000000000000
--- a/doc/preface.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-.. This helps define the TOC ordering for "about us" sections. Particularly
-   useful for PDF output as this section is not linked from elsewhere.
-
-.. Places global toc into the sidebar
-
-:globalsidebartoc: True
-
-.. _preface_menu:
-
-.. include:: includes/big_toc_css.rst
-.. include:: tune_toc.rst
-
-=======================
-Welcome to scikit-learn
-=======================
-
-|
-
-.. toctree::
-    :maxdepth: 2
-
-    install
-    faq
-    support
-    related_projects
-    about
-    testimonials/testimonials
-    whats_new
-    roadmap
-    governance
-
-|