diff --git a/.cargo/config.toml b/.cargo/config.toml
index 50834caf583a..e9173e0425d9 100644
--- a/.cargo/config.toml
+++ b/.cargo/config.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# TODO(aatifsyed): remove this file once we have a dev/ci container
 [build]
 incremental = true
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 6eac1129df71..ccb5d6b42e17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -52,17 +52,9 @@ jobs:
           RUSTFLAGS: "-Cstrip=symbols"
       - name: Execute MDBook
         run: make mdbook-build
-      - name: Build rustdoc
-        run: |- 
-          rustup toolchain install $toolchain
-          cargo +$toolchain doc --workspace --no-deps
+      - name: Build vendored docs
+        run: make vendored-docs
         env:
-          # When you visit https://chainsafe.github.io/forest/rustdoc you get an index.html
-          # listing all crates that are documented (copied out below).
-          # This isn't included by default, so we use the unstable `--enable-index-page` option
-          # https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustdoc/unstable-features.html#--index-page-provide-a-top-level-landing-page-for-docs
-          toolchain: nightly-2023-04-19
-          RUSTDOCFLAGS: -Dwarnings -Zunstable-options --enable-index-page
           CC: "sccache clang"
           CXX: "sccache clang++"
       - name: Link Checker (Docs)
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7238b7b69a99..62cac6b31cfc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 SER_TESTS = "tests/serialization_tests"
+VENDORED_DOCS_TOOLCHAIN := "nightly-2023-04-19"
 
 # Using https://github.com/tonistiigi/xx
 # Use in Docker images when cross-compiling.
@@ -168,4 +169,15 @@ mdbook:
 mdbook-build:
 	mdbook build ./documentation
 
-.PHONY: clean clean-all lint lint-docker lint-clippy build release test test-all test-all-release test-release license test-vectors run-vectors pull-serialization-tests install-cli install-daemon install install-deps install-lint-tools docs run-serialization-vectors rustdoc
+
+# When you visit https://chainsafe.github.io/forest/rustdoc you get an index.html
+# listing all crates that are documented (which is then published in CI).
+# This isn't included by default, so we use a nightly toolchain, and the
+# (unstable) `--enable-index-page` option.
+# https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/rustdoc/unstable-features.html#--index-page-provide-a-top-level-landing-page-for-docs
+vendored-docs:
+	rustup toolchain install $(VENDORED_DOCS_TOOLCHAIN)
+	RUSTDOCFLAGS="-Dwarnings -Zunstable-options --enable-index-page" \
+		cargo +$(VENDORED_DOCS_TOOLCHAIN) doc --workspace --no-deps
+
+.PHONY: clean clean-all lint lint-docker lint-clippy build release test test-all test-all-release test-release license test-vectors run-vectors pull-serialization-tests install-cli install-daemon install install-deps install-lint-tools docs run-serialization-vectors vendored-docs