diff --git a/core/autoload/help.el b/core/autoload/help.el
index 0ca4fb9d9..10ccd8e07 100644
--- a/core/autoload/help.el
+++ b/core/autoload/help.el
@@ -105,21 +105,6 @@ selection of all minor-modes, active or not."
         (helpful-function symbol)
       (helpful-variable symbol))))
 
-;;;###autoload
-(defun doom/describe-symbol (symbol)
-  "Show help for SYMBOL, a variable, function or macro."
-  (interactive
-   (list (helpful--read-symbol "Symbol: " #'helpful--bound-p)))
-  (let* ((sym (intern-soft symbol))
-         (bound (boundp sym))
-         (fbound (fboundp sym)))
-    (cond ((and sym bound (not fbound))
-           (helpful-variable sym))
-          ((and sym fbound (not bound))
-           (helpful-callable sym))
-          ((apropos (format "^%s\$" symbol)))
-          ((apropos (format "%s" symbol))))))
-
 
 ;;
 ;;; Documentation commands
diff --git a/core/core-editor.el b/core/core-editor.el
index 635d89520..a6a64cc4b 100644
--- a/core/core-editor.el
+++ b/core/core-editor.el
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ files, so we replace calls to `pp' with the much faster `prin1'."
   (global-set-key [remap describe-command]  #'helpful-command)
   (global-set-key [remap describe-variable] #'helpful-variable)
   (global-set-key [remap describe-key]      #'helpful-key)
-  (global-set-key [remap describe-symbol]   #'doom/describe-symbol)
+  (global-set-key [remap describe-symbol]   #'helpful-symbol)
 
   (defun doom-use-helpful-a (orig-fn &rest args)
     "Force ORIG-FN to use helpful instead of the old describe-* commands."
diff --git a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/autoload.el b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/autoload.el
index 94f0221e1..7b211e87b 100644
--- a/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/autoload.el
+++ b/modules/lang/emacs-lisp/autoload.el
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ if it's callable, `apropos' otherwise."
                (when (invisible-p (point))
                  (org-show-hidden-entry))))
            t))
-        (thing (doom/describe-symbol thing))
-        ((call-interactively #'doom/describe-symbol))))
+        (thing (helpful-symbol (intern thing)))
+        ((call-interactively #'helpful-at-point))))
 
 ;; FIXME
 ;; (defun +emacs-lisp-lookup-file (thing)