diff --git a/js/docsView.js b/js/docsView.js
index 70c72e8f..3d23f0c9 100644
--- a/js/docsView.js
+++ b/js/docsView.js
@@ -308,6 +308,4 @@ async function initDocsView() {
   }
 }
 
-initDocsView();
-
 export { initDocsView };
diff --git a/js/viewManager.js b/js/viewManager.js
index 874e7acf..a1e41e4c 100644
--- a/js/viewManager.js
+++ b/js/viewManager.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { ASSET_VERSION } from "../config/asset-version.js";
 import { applyDesignSystemAttributes } from "./designSystem.js";
 import { devLogger, userLogger } from "./utils/logger.js";
 import { attachFeedInfoPopover } from "./ui/components/FeedInfoPopover.js";
+import { initDocsView } from "./docsView.js";
 
 const TRACKING_SCRIPT_PATTERN = /(?:^|\/)tracking\.js(?:$|\?)/;
 
@@ -147,6 +148,9 @@ export const viewInitRegistry = {
       refreshApp.forceRefreshAllProfiles();
     }
   },
+  docs: async () => {
+    await initDocsView();
+  },
   history: async () => {
     try {
       const module = await import("./historyView.js");
diff --git a/views/docs.html b/views/docs.html
index 3837fa59..c769fbd6 100644
--- a/views/docs.html
+++ b/views/docs.html
@@ -27,5 +27,3 @@
     </div>
   </article>
 </section>
-
-<script type="module" src="/js/docsView.js"></script>