diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 349849b658..337938d68e 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ but the documentation can also be launched with `python -m pygame.docs`
 
 Steps:
 
-- Install Sphinx (`pip install Sphinx`)
 - Fork the pygame-ce repository, download and navigate to it in the terminal
-- Run `python -m buildconfig docs`
+- Run `python dev.py docs`
 - If you are using the legacy `python setup.py docs` (which is now deprecated):
   - (Run `python -m pip install -U pip setuptools` first if `ModuleNotFoundError: No module named setuptools` occurs)
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ is useful when editing the theme CSS.
 
 
 --- **INSTEAD USE** ---
-There is also `python -m buildconfig docs full_generation` for regenerating
+There is also `python dev.py docs --full` for regenerating
 everything regardless of whether Sphinx thinks it should be regenerated. This
 is useful when editing the theme CSS.
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 47648be978..cbad740727 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -807,11 +807,9 @@ def run(self):
         runs Sphinx to build the docs.
         '''
         import subprocess
-        command_line = [
-            sys.executable, "-m", "buildconfig", "docs"
-        ]
+        command_line = [sys.executable, "dev.py", "docs"]
         if self.fullgeneration:
-            command_line.append('full_generation')
+            command_line.append('--full')
 
         print("WARNING: This command is deprecated and will be removed in the future.")
         print(f"Please use the following replacement: `{' '.join(command_line)}`\n")
@@ -834,9 +832,7 @@ def run(self):
         runs mypy to build the docs.
         '''
         import subprocess
-        command_line = [
-            sys.executable, os.path.join("buildconfig", "stubs", "stubcheck.py")
-        ]
+        command_line = [sys.executable, "dev.py", "stubs"]
         print("WARNING: This command is deprecated and will be removed in the future.")
         print(f"Please use the following replacement: `{' '.join(command_line)}`\n")
         result = subprocess.run(command_line)