diff --git a/scripts/update-docs.sh b/scripts/update-docs.sh
index 404ba8090..12a4ead4b 100755
--- a/scripts/update-docs.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-docs.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ fi
 
 kube::util::ensure-temp-dir
 
+export HELM_NO_PLUGINS=1
+
 mkdir -p ${KUBE_TEMP}/docs/helm ${KUBE_TEMP}/docs/man/man1 ${KUBE_TEMP}/scripts
 bin/helm docs --dir ${KUBE_TEMP}/docs/helm
 bin/helm docs --dir ${KUBE_TEMP}/docs/man/man1 --type man
diff --git a/scripts/verify-docs.sh b/scripts/verify-docs.sh
index 7ea266221..72af9e743 100755
--- a/scripts/verify-docs.sh
+++ b/scripts/verify-docs.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ fi
 
 kube::util::ensure-temp-dir
 
+export HELM_NO_PLUGINS=1
+
 mkdir -p ${KUBE_TEMP}/docs/helm ${KUBE_TEMP}/docs/man/man1 ${KUBE_TEMP}/scripts
 bin/helm docs --dir ${KUBE_TEMP}/docs/helm
 bin/helm docs --dir ${KUBE_TEMP}/docs/man/man1 --type man