diff --git a/redbot/core/commands/help.py b/redbot/core/commands/help.py
index 66920780d59..f2e2899e4a6 100644
--- a/redbot/core/commands/help.py
+++ b/redbot/core/commands/help.py
@@ -878,14 +878,10 @@ async def send_pages(
             m = await (destination.send(embed=pages[0]) if embed else destination.send(pages[0]))
             c = menus.DEFAULT_CONTROLS if len(pages) > 1 else {"\N{CROSS MARK}": menus.close_menu}
             # Allow other things to happen during menu timeout/interaction.
-            if use_DMs:
-                menu_ctx = await ctx.bot.get_context(m)
-                # Monkeypatch so help listens for reactions from the original author, not the bot
-                menu_ctx.author = ctx.author
-            else:
-                menu_ctx = ctx
             asyncio.create_task(
-                menus.menu(menu_ctx, pages, c, message=m, timeout=help_settings.react_timeout)
+                menus.menu(
+                    ctx, pages, c, user=ctx.author, message=m, timeout=help_settings.react_timeout
+                )
             )
             # menu needs reactions added manually since we fed it a message
             menus.start_adding_reactions(m, c.keys())