diff --git a/views/hypha.qtpl b/views/hypha.qtpl
index d6a86e1..db34a9e 100644
--- a/views/hypha.qtpl
+++ b/views/hypha.qtpl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 {% func beautifulLink(hyphaName string) %}<a href="/hypha/{%s= hyphaName %}">{%s util.BeautifulName(hyphaName) %}</a>{% endfunc %}
 
-{% func mycoLink(lc *l18n.Localizer) %}<a href="/help/{%s lc.Locale %}/mycomarkup" class="shy-link">{%s lc.Get("ui.notexist_write_myco") %}</a>{% endfunc %}
+{% func mycoLink(lc *l18n.Localizer) %}<a href="/help/en/mycomarkup" class="shy-link">{%s lc.Get("ui.notexist_write_myco") %}</a>{% endfunc %}
 
 {% func nonExistentHyphaNotice(h *hyphae.Hypha, u *user.User, lc *l18n.Localizer) %}
 <section class="non-existent-hypha">
diff --git a/views/hypha.qtpl.go b/views/hypha.qtpl.go
index 2751956..40c506c 100644
--- a/views/hypha.qtpl.go
+++ b/views/hypha.qtpl.go
@@ -82,11 +82,7 @@ func beautifulLink(hyphaName string) string {
 //line views/hypha.qtpl:12
 func streammycoLink(qw422016 *qt422016.Writer, lc *l18n.Localizer) {
 //line views/hypha.qtpl:12
-	qw422016.N().S(`<a href="/help/`)
-//line views/hypha.qtpl:12
-	qw422016.E().S(lc.Locale)
-//line views/hypha.qtpl:12
-	qw422016.N().S(`/mycomarkup" class="shy-link">`)
+	qw422016.N().S(`<a href="/help/en/mycomarkup" class="shy-link">`)
 //line views/hypha.qtpl:12
 	qw422016.E().S(lc.Get("ui.notexist_write_myco"))
 //line views/hypha.qtpl:12
diff --git a/views/mutators.qtpl b/views/mutators.qtpl
index 117b104..4742a41 100644
--- a/views/mutators.qtpl
+++ b/views/mutators.qtpl
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 		</button>
 	{% endfor %}
 	</section>
-	<p class="edit-toolbar__ad">{%s= lc.Get("edit.help", &l18n.Replacements{"link": fmt.Sprintf("<a href=\"/help/%s/mycomarkup\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shy-link\">%s</a>", lc.Locale, lc.Get("edit.help_link"))}) %}</p>
+	<p class="edit-toolbar__ad">{%s= lc.Get("edit.help", &l18n.Replacements{"link": fmt.Sprintf("<a href=\"/help/en/mycomarkup\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shy-link\">%s</a>", lc.Get("edit.help_link"))}) %}</p>
 </aside>
 <aside class="edit-toolbar action-toolbar layout-card">
 	<h2 class="edit-toolbar__title layout-card__title">{%s lc.Get("edit.actions")%}</h2>
diff --git a/views/mutators.qtpl.go b/views/mutators.qtpl.go
index de419d2..974b338 100644
--- a/views/mutators.qtpl.go
+++ b/views/mutators.qtpl.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func StreamToolbar(qw422016 *qt422016.Writer, u *user.User, lc *l18n.Localizer)
 	</section>
 	<p class="edit-toolbar__ad">`)
 //line views/mutators.qtpl:45
-	qw422016.N().S(lc.Get("edit.help", &l18n.Replacements{"link": fmt.Sprintf("<a href=\"/help/%s/mycomarkup\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shy-link\">%s</a>", lc.Locale, lc.Get("edit.help_link"))}))
+	qw422016.N().S(lc.Get("edit.help", &l18n.Replacements{"link": fmt.Sprintf("<a href=\"/help/en/mycomarkup\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shy-link\">%s</a>", lc.Get("edit.help_link"))}))
 //line views/mutators.qtpl:45
 	qw422016.N().S(`</p>
 </aside>
diff --git a/views/readers.qtpl b/views/readers.qtpl
index 9aa8691..350a165 100644
--- a/views/readers.qtpl
+++ b/views/readers.qtpl
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 <main class="main-width attachment-tab">
 	<h1>{%s= lc.Get("ui.attach_title", &l18n.Replacements{"name": beautifulLink(h.Name)}) %}</h1>
 	{% if h.BinaryPath == "" %}
-	<p class="explanation">{%s lc.Get("ui.attach_empty") %} <a href="/help/{%s lc.Locale %}/attachment" class="shy-link">{%s lc.Get("ui.attach_link") %}</a></p>
+	<p class="explanation">{%s lc.Get("ui.attach_empty") %} <a href="/help/en/attachment" class="shy-link">{%s lc.Get("ui.attach_link") %}</a></p>
 	{% else %}
-	<p class="explanation">{%s lc.Get("ui.attach_tip") %} <a href="/help/{%s lc.Locale %}/attachment" class="shy-link">{%s lc.Get("ui.attach_link") %}</a></p>
+	<p class="explanation">{%s lc.Get("ui.attach_tip") %} <a href="/help/en/attachment" class="shy-link">{%s lc.Get("ui.attach_link") %}</a></p>
 	{% endif %}
 
 	<section class="amnt-grid">
diff --git a/views/readers.qtpl.go b/views/readers.qtpl.go
index ab5e362..20545c3 100644
--- a/views/readers.qtpl.go
+++ b/views/readers.qtpl.go
@@ -76,11 +76,7 @@ func StreamAttachmentMenuHTML(qw422016 *qt422016.Writer, rq *http.Request, h *hy
 //line views/readers.qtpl:22
 		qw422016.E().S(lc.Get("ui.attach_empty"))
 //line views/readers.qtpl:22
-		qw422016.N().S(` <a href="/help/`)
-//line views/readers.qtpl:22
-		qw422016.E().S(lc.Locale)
-//line views/readers.qtpl:22
-		qw422016.N().S(`/attachment" class="shy-link">`)
+		qw422016.N().S(` <a href="/help/en/attachment" class="shy-link">`)
 //line views/readers.qtpl:22
 		qw422016.E().S(lc.Get("ui.attach_link"))
 //line views/readers.qtpl:22
@@ -94,11 +90,7 @@ func StreamAttachmentMenuHTML(qw422016 *qt422016.Writer, rq *http.Request, h *hy
 //line views/readers.qtpl:24
 		qw422016.E().S(lc.Get("ui.attach_tip"))
 //line views/readers.qtpl:24
-		qw422016.N().S(` <a href="/help/`)
-//line views/readers.qtpl:24
-		qw422016.E().S(lc.Locale)
-//line views/readers.qtpl:24
-		qw422016.N().S(`/attachment" class="shy-link">`)
+		qw422016.N().S(` <a href="/help/en/attachment" class="shy-link">`)
 //line views/readers.qtpl:24
 		qw422016.E().S(lc.Get("ui.attach_link"))
 //line views/readers.qtpl:24
diff --git a/views/stuff.qtpl b/views/stuff.qtpl
index eb3a0e3..589ff51 100644
--- a/views/stuff.qtpl
+++ b/views/stuff.qtpl
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ It outputs a poorly formatted JSON, but it works and is valid.
 {% endfunc %}
 
 {% func helpTopicBadgeHTML(lang, topic string) %}
-<a class="help-topic-badge" href="/help/{%s lang %}/{%s topic %}">?</a>
+<a class="help-topic-badge" href="/help/en/{%s topic %}">?</a>
 {% endfunc %}
 
 {% func UserListHTML(lc *l18n.Localizer) %}
diff --git a/views/stuff.qtpl.go b/views/stuff.qtpl.go
index 2905072..990b7a0 100644
--- a/views/stuff.qtpl.go
+++ b/views/stuff.qtpl.go
@@ -794,11 +794,7 @@ func helpTopicsHTML(lang string, lc *l18n.Localizer) string {
 func streamhelpTopicBadgeHTML(qw422016 *qt422016.Writer, lang, topic string) {
 //line views/stuff.qtpl:200
 	qw422016.N().S(`
-<a class="help-topic-badge" href="/help/`)
-//line views/stuff.qtpl:201
-	qw422016.E().S(lang)
-//line views/stuff.qtpl:201
-	qw422016.N().S(`/`)
+<a class="help-topic-badge" href="/help/en/`)
 //line views/stuff.qtpl:201
 	qw422016.E().S(topic)
 //line views/stuff.qtpl:201
diff --git a/web/stuff.go b/web/stuff.go
index d6cf43a..f242cde 100644
--- a/web/stuff.go
+++ b/web/stuff.go
@@ -41,17 +41,18 @@ func initStuff(r *mux.Router) {
 func handlerHelp(w http.ResponseWriter, rq *http.Request) {
 	lc := l18n.FromRequest(rq)
 	articlePath := strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimPrefix(rq.URL.Path, "/help/"), "/help")
-	lang := "en" // replace with lc.Locale once Russian docs are back
+	// See the history of this file to resurrect the old algorithm that supported multiple languages
+	lang := "en"
 	if articlePath == "" {
-		articlePath = "en" // replace with lc.Locale once Russian docs are back
-	} else {
-		var slashIndex = strings.Index(articlePath, "/")
-		if slashIndex == -1 {
-			lang = articlePath
-		} else {
-			lang = articlePath[:slashIndex]
-		}
+		articlePath = "en"
 	}
+
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(articlePath, "en") {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, "404 Not found")
+		return
+	}
+
 	content, err := help.Get(articlePath)
 	if err != nil && strings.HasPrefix(err.Error(), "open") {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)