diff --git a/core/core-editor.el b/core/core-editor.el
index 6edcef53a..3681a3cb5 100644
--- a/core/core-editor.el
+++ b/core/core-editor.el
@@ -287,8 +287,7 @@ successfully sets indent_style/indent_size.")
   (defun doom-use-helpful-a (orig-fn &rest args)
     "Force ORIG-FN to use helpful instead of the old describe-* commands."
     (cl-letf (((symbol-function #'describe-function) #'helpful-function)
-              ((symbol-function #'describe-variable) #'helpful-variable)
-              ((symbol-function #'help-buffer) #'current-buffer))
+              ((symbol-function #'describe-variable) #'helpful-variable))
       (apply orig-fn args)))
 
   (after! apropos