diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b1bde759381..8c4020c83bc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ In this case, no commit will be automatically created.
 
 This is useful when new docs content is published, usually corresponding to new releases or hotfixes for content issues. If you're generating a patch release, also see the below subsection for additional steps.
 
-1. Choose which documentation you want to generate (`qiskit`, `qiskit-ibm-runtime`, or `qiskit-ibm-transpiler`) and its version.
+1. Choose which documentation you want to generate (e.g. `qiskit` or `qiskit-ibm-runtime`) and its version.
 2. Determine the full version, such as by looking at https://github.com/Qiskit/qiskit/releases
 3. Download a CI artifact with the project's documentation. To find this:
    1. Pull up the CI runs for the stable commit that you want to build docs from. This should not be from a Pull Request
@@ -389,22 +389,25 @@ This is useful when new docs content is published, usually corresponding to new
 8. Under `Link Expiration` select `Disable Shared Link on` and set an expiration date of ~10 years into the future.
 9. Copy the direct link at the end of the `Shared Link Settings` tab.
 10. Modify the `scripts/config/api-html-artifacts.json` file, adding the new versions with the direct link from step 9.
-11. Run `npm run gen-api -- -p <pkg-name> -v <version>`,
-    e.g. `npm run gen-api -- -p qiskit -v 0.45.0`
+11. Run `npm run gen-api -- -p <pkg-name> -v <version>`, e.g. `npm run gen-api -- -p qiskit -v 0.45.0`. If it is not the latest minor version, set `--historical`.
+
+For dev docs, add `--dev` and either use a version like `-v 1.0.0-dev` or `-v 1.0.0rc1`.
+
+### Setting up a new minor version
 
-If you are regenerating a dev version, then you can add `--dev` as an argument and the documentation will be built at `/docs/api/<pkg-name>/dev`. For dev versions, end the `--version` in `-dev`, e.g. `-v 1.0.0-dev`. If a release candidate has already been released, use `-v 1.0.0rc1`, for example.
+For example, the latest unversioned docs were `0.2.0` but `0.3.0` was just released.
 
-In case you want to save the current version and convert it into a historical one, you can run `npm run make-historical -- -p <pkg-name>` beforehand.
+You must first save the latest unversioned docs as historical docs by running `npm run gen-api` with the `--historical` arg. For example, first run `npm run gen-api -- -p qiskit -v 0.2.0 --historical`.
+
+Once the historical docs are set up, you can now generate the newest docs by following the normal process, such as `npm run gen-api -- -p qiskit -v 0.3.0`.
 
 ### Generate patch releases
 
 For example, if the current docs are for 0.45.2 but you want to generate 0.45.3.
 
-Follow the same process above for new API docs, other than:
-
-- When uploading the artifact, overwrite the existing file with the new one. Be careful to follow the above steps to change "Link Expiration"!
+When uploading the artifact to Box, overwrite the existing file with the new one. No need to update the file metadata.
 
-If the version is not for the latest stable minor release series, then add `--historical` to the arguments. For example, use `--historical` if the latest stable release is 0.45.\* but you're generating docs for the patch release 0.44.3.
+If the version is not for the latest stable minor release series, remember to add `--historical` to the arguments. For example, use `--historical` if the latest stable release is 0.3.\* but you're generating docs for the patch release 0.2.1.
 
 ### View diff for `objects.inv`
 
@@ -422,7 +425,7 @@ The add the following to your `.gitconfig` (usually found at `~/.gitconfig`).
   textconv = sh -c 'sphobjinv convert plain "$0" -'
 ```
 
-### Dependabot - upgrade notebook testing version
+## Dependabot - upgrade notebook testing version
 
 When a new version of an API is released, we should also update `nb-tester/requirements.txt` to ensure that our notebooks still work with the latest version of the API. You can do this upgrade either manually or wait for Dependabot's automated PR.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4b50b3a0859..f67d649c9f7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
     "check:stale-images": "tsx scripts/js/commands/checkStaleImages.ts",
     "regen-apis": "tsx scripts/js/commands/api/regenerateApiDocs.ts",
     "gen-api": "tsx scripts/js/commands/api/updateApiDocs.ts",
-    "make-historical": "tsx scripts/js/commands/api/convertApiDocsToHistorical.ts",
     "generate-historical-redirects": "tsx scripts/js/commands/api/generateHistoricalRedirects.ts",
     "save-internal-links": "tsx scripts/js/commands/saveInternalLinks.ts"
   },
diff --git a/scripts/js/commands/api/convertApiDocsToHistorical.ts b/scripts/js/commands/api/convertApiDocsToHistorical.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c546b190d16..00000000000
--- a/scripts/js/commands/api/convertApiDocsToHistorical.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,192 +0,0 @@
-// This code is a Qiskit project.
-//
-// (C) Copyright IBM 2023.
-//
-// This code is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. You may
-// obtain a copy of this license in the LICENSE file in the root directory
-// of this source tree or at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
-//
-// Any modifications or derivative works of this code must retain this
-// copyright notice, and modified files need to carry a notice indicating
-// that they have been altered from the originals.
-
-import { $ } from "zx";
-import { globby } from "globby";
-import { readFile, writeFile } from "fs/promises";
-import { mkdirp } from "mkdirp";
-import yargs from "yargs/yargs";
-import { hideBin } from "yargs/helpers";
-import transformLinks from "transform-markdown-links";
-
-import {
-  readApiFullVersion,
-  readApiMinorVersion,
-} from "../../lib/apiVersions.js";
-import { pathExists } from "../../lib/fs.js";
-import { zxMain } from "../../lib/zx.js";
-import { Pkg } from "../../lib/api/Pkg.js";
-import { generateHistoricalRedirects } from "./generateHistoricalRedirects.js";
-
-interface Arguments {
-  [x: string]: unknown;
-  package: string;
-}
-
-const readArgs = (): Arguments => {
-  return yargs(hideBin(process.argv))
-    .version(false)
-    .option("package", {
-      alias: "p",
-      type: "string",
-      choices: Pkg.VALID_NAMES,
-      demandOption: true,
-      description: "Which package to convert",
-    })
-    .parseSync();
-};
-
-zxMain(async () => {
-  const args = readArgs();
-
-  const pkg = await Pkg.fromArgs(args.package, "ignored", "ignored", "latest");
-
-  const version = await readApiFullVersion(`docs/api/${pkg.name}`);
-  const versionWithoutPatch = await readApiMinorVersion(`docs/api/${pkg.name}`);
-
-  const projectNewHistoricalFolder = `docs/api/${pkg.name}/${versionWithoutPatch}`;
-  if (await pathExists(projectNewHistoricalFolder)) {
-    console.error(
-      `${pkg.name} has already a historical version ${versionWithoutPatch}.`,
-      `Manually delete the existing folder if you intend to overwrite it.`,
-    );
-    process.exit(1);
-  }
-
-  await mkdirp(projectNewHistoricalFolder);
-
-  await copyApiDocsAndUpdateLinks(pkg.name, versionWithoutPatch);
-  await generateJsonFiles(
-    pkg.name,
-    version,
-    versionWithoutPatch,
-    projectNewHistoricalFolder,
-  );
-  await copyImages(
-    pkg.name,
-    pkg.hasSeparateReleaseNotes(),
-    versionWithoutPatch,
-  );
-  await copyObjectsInv(pkg.name, versionWithoutPatch);
-  await generateHistoricalRedirects();
-});
-
-async function copyApiDocsAndUpdateLinks(
-  pkgName: string,
-  versionWithoutPatch: string,
-) {
-  console.log("Generating API docs");
-  const filePaths = await globby(`docs/api/${pkgName}/*.mdx`);
-  for (let filePath of filePaths) {
-    if (filePath.endsWith("release-notes.mdx")) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    updateLinksFile(
-      pkgName,
-      versionWithoutPatch,
-      filePath,
-      filePath.replace(
-        `/api/${pkgName}/`,
-        `/api/${pkgName}/${versionWithoutPatch}/`,
-      ),
-    );
-  }
-
-  const releaseNotePath = `docs/api/${pkgName}/release-notes/${versionWithoutPatch}.mdx`;
-  if (await pathExists(releaseNotePath)) {
-    updateLinksFile(
-      pkgName,
-      versionWithoutPatch,
-      releaseNotePath,
-      releaseNotePath,
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-async function generateJsonFiles(
-  pkgName: string,
-  version: string,
-  versionWithoutPatch: string,
-  projectNewHistoricalFolder: string,
-) {
-  console.log("Generating version file");
-  const pkgName_json = { name: pkgName, version: version };
-  await writeFile(
-    `${projectNewHistoricalFolder}/_package.json`,
-    JSON.stringify(pkgName_json, null, 2) + "\n",
-  );
-
-  console.log("Generating toc");
-  let tocFile = await readFile(`docs/api/${pkgName}/_toc.json`, {
-    encoding: "utf8",
-  });
-
-  // Regex to capture the links starting by /api/projectName and not followed
-  // by any subfolder starting with a number (historical version folders)
-  // or a release note file
-  const linksToUptade = new RegExp(
-    '"url": "/api/' + pkgName + "(?!/release-notes)(?!/[0-9])",
-    "g",
-  );
-  tocFile = tocFile.replace(
-    linksToUptade,
-    `"url": "/api/${pkgName}/${versionWithoutPatch}`,
-  );
-  await writeFile(`${projectNewHistoricalFolder}/_toc.json`, tocFile + "\n");
-}
-
-async function copyImages(
-  pkgName: string,
-  hasSeparateReleaseNotes: boolean,
-  versionWithoutPatch: string,
-) {
-  console.log("Copying images");
-  const imageDirSource = `public/images/api/${pkgName}/`;
-  const imageDirDest = `public/images/api/${pkgName}/${versionWithoutPatch}`;
-  await mkdirp(imageDirDest);
-
-  // If the project only has a single release notes file, we should not copy the release notes images.
-  if (hasSeparateReleaseNotes) {
-    await $`find ${imageDirSource}/* -maxdepth 0 -type f | xargs -I {} cp -a {} ${imageDirDest}`;
-  } else {
-    await $`find ${imageDirSource}/* -maxdepth 0 -type f | grep -v "release_notes" | xargs -I {} cp -a {} ${imageDirDest}`;
-  }
-}
-
-async function copyObjectsInv(pkgName: string, versionWithoutPatch: string) {
-  console.log("Copying objects.inv");
-  const sourceDir = `public/api/${pkgName}`;
-  const destDir = `public/api/${pkgName}/${versionWithoutPatch}`;
-  await mkdirp(destDir);
-  await $`cp -a ${sourceDir}/objects.inv ${destDir}`;
-}
-
-async function updateLinksFile(
-  pkgName: string,
-  versionWithoutPatch: string,
-  source: string,
-  dest: string,
-) {
-  let markdown = await readFile(source, { encoding: "utf8" });
-
-  // Regex to capture the links containing /api/projectName and not followed
-  // by any subfolder starting with a number (historical version folders)
-  // or a release note file
-  const regexAbsolutePath = new RegExp(
-    "/api/" + pkgName + "/(?!release-notes)(?![0-9])",
-  );
-  markdown = transformLinks(markdown, (link, _) =>
-    link.replace(regexAbsolutePath, `/api/${pkgName}/${versionWithoutPatch}/`),
-  );
-
-  await writeFile(dest, markdown);
-}