diff --git a/lib/helpers/async.js b/lib/helpers/async.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/async.js
+++ b/lib/helpers/async.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ var helper = require('async-helper-base');
  */
 
 module.exports = function async_(verb) {
-  verb.asyncHelper('apidocs', require('template-helper-apidocs')(verb));
   verb.asyncHelper('reflinks', require('helper-reflinks'));
   verb.asyncHelper('related', require('helper-related')());
   verb.asyncHelper('include', helper('include'));
diff --git a/lib/helpers/sync.js b/lib/helpers/sync.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/sync.js
+++ b/lib/helpers/sync.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 module.exports = function sync_(verb) {
+  verb.helper('apidocs', require('template-helper-apidocs'));
   verb.helper('codelinks', require('verb-helper-codelinks'));
   verb.helper('changelog', require('helper-changelog'));
   verb.helper('copyright', require('helper-copyright'));
register apidocs as a sync helper