diff --git a/doc/md_docs.go b/doc/md_docs.go
index fafab26c..5181af8d 100644
--- a/doc/md_docs.go
+++ b/doc/md_docs.go
@@ -122,17 +122,17 @@ func GenMarkdownCustom(cmd *cobra.Command, w io.Writer, linkHandler func(string)
 func GenMarkdownTree(cmd *cobra.Command, dir string) error {
 	identity := func(s string) string { return s }
 	emptyStr := func(s string) string { return "" }
-	return GenMarkdownTreeCustom(cmd, dir, emptyStr, emptyStr, identity)
+	return GenMarkdownTreeCustom(cmd, dir, emptyStr, identity)
 }
 
 // GenMarkdownTreeCustom is the the same as GenMarkdownTree, but
-// with custom filePrepender, filePostpender, and linkHandler.
-func GenMarkdownTreeCustom(cmd *cobra.Command, dir string, filePrepender, filePostpender, linkHandler func(string) string) error {
+// with custom filePrepender and linkHandler.
+func GenMarkdownTreeCustom(cmd *cobra.Command, dir string, filePrepender, linkHandler func(string) string) error {
 	for _, c := range cmd.Commands() {
 		if !c.IsAvailableCommand() || c.IsAdditionalHelpTopicCommand() {
 			continue
 		}
-		if err := GenMarkdownTreeCustom(c, dir, filePrepender, filePostpender, linkHandler); err != nil {
+		if err := GenMarkdownTreeCustom(c, dir, filePrepender, linkHandler); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -151,8 +151,5 @@ func GenMarkdownTreeCustom(cmd *cobra.Command, dir string, filePrepender, filePo
 	if err := GenMarkdownCustom(cmd, f, linkHandler); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if _, err := io.WriteString(f, filePostpender(filename)); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/doc/md_docs_test.go b/doc/md_docs_test.go
index 29430b42..f3251679 100644
--- a/doc/md_docs_test.go
+++ b/doc/md_docs_test.go
@@ -95,37 +95,6 @@ func TestGenMdTree(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestGenMdTreeCustom(t *testing.T) {
-	tmpdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "test-gen-md-tree")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to create tmpdir: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdir)
-
-	prepender := func(s string) string { return "Prepended" }
-	postpender := func(s string) string { return "Postpended" }
-	identity := func(s string) string { return s }
-
-	if err := GenMarkdownTreeCustom(rootCmd, tmpdir, prepender, postpender, identity); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("GenMarkdownTree failed: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	gotRoot := fileContents(t, tmpdir, "root.md")
-	checkStringContains(t, gotRoot, "Prepended")
-	checkStringContains(t, gotRoot, rootCmd.Long)
-	checkStringContains(t, gotRoot, "Postpended")
-
-	gotEcho := fileContents(t, tmpdir, "root_echo.md")
-	checkStringContains(t, gotEcho, "Prepended")
-	checkStringContains(t, gotEcho, echoCmd.Long)
-	checkStringContains(t, gotEcho, "Postpended")
-
-	gotEchoSub := fileContents(t, tmpdir, "root_echo_echosub.md")
-	checkStringContains(t, gotEchoSub, "Prepended")
-	checkStringContains(t, gotEchoSub, echoSubCmd.Long)
-	checkStringContains(t, gotEchoSub, "Postpended")
-}
-
 func BenchmarkGenMarkdownToFile(b *testing.B) {
 	file, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -141,11 +110,3 @@ func BenchmarkGenMarkdownToFile(b *testing.B) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func fileContents(t *testing.T, dir, filename string) string {
-	contents, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(dir, filename))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Error loading file %q: %v ", filename, err)
-	}
-	return string(contents)
-}