diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yaml
index b2b2b0f12..c9cc4eda3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yaml
@@ -21,12 +21,8 @@ jobs:
         python-version: '3.x'
     - name: Display Python version
       run: python -c "import sys; print(sys.version)"
-    - name: Install Doxygen
-      run: sudo apt-get install -y doxygen
     - name: Install docs dependencies
       run: pip install -r docs/requirements.txt
-    - name: Build C API reference
-      run: cd docs && python3 generate_llapi_reference.py && cd ..
     - name: Build docs
       run: mkdocs build
     - uses: jakejarvis/s3-sync-action@master
diff --git a/docs/requirements-llapi.txt b/docs/requirements-llapi.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0cb30875
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/requirements-llapi.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+-e git+https://github.com/matusnovak/doxybook.git#egg=doxybook
diff --git a/docs/requirements.txt b/docs/requirements.txt
index 3f5458890..1258a0a24 100644
--- a/docs/requirements.txt
+++ b/docs/requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ mkdocs==1.0.4
 mkdocs-material==4.6.3
 -e git+https://github.com/RedisLabs/mkdocs-versions-menu.git#egg=mkdocs-versions-menu
 -e git+https://github.com/RedisLabs/mkdocs-include.git#egg=mkdocs-include
--e git+https://github.com/matusnovak/doxybook.git#egg=doxybook
+# uncomment requirement to build LL API
+# -e git+https://github.com/matusnovak/doxybook.git#egg=doxybook
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 7a3e83099..c338dc475 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -33,12 +33,10 @@ nav:
   - 'Commands': commands.md
   - 'Clients': clients.md
   - 'Configuration': configuration.md
+  - 'Developer': developer.md
   - 'Performance': performance.md
   - 'Examples': examples.md
   - 'Contributing': contrib.md
-  - 'Developer': 
-    - 'Work on the code' : developer.md
-    - 'C API' : api_reference.md
 
 markdown_extensions:
   - admonition