diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/api_docs.py b/r2/r2/controllers/api_docs.py
index 4216d1004..4846bc576 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/api_docs.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/api_docs.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ def api_doc(section, **kwargs):
             kwargs['extends'] = kwargs['extends']._api_doc
         doc.update(kwargs)
         doc['section'] = section
+        doc['lineno'] = api_function.func_code.co_firstlineno
         return api_function
     return add_metadata
 
diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py b/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py
index a03053eaa..d0def0fb0 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ def set_api_docs(fn, simple_vals, param_vals):
     for validator in chain(simple_vals, param_vals.itervalues()):
         param_info.update(validator.param_docs())
     doc['parameters'] = param_info
-    doc['lineno'] = fn.func_code.co_firstlineno
 
 def validate(*simple_vals, **param_vals):
     def val(fn):