diff --git a/docs/src/utilities.md b/docs/src/utilities.md
index 6ac3243..9f8d918 100644
--- a/docs/src/utilities.md
+++ b/docs/src/utilities.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ MacroTools.@q
 MacroTools.@qq
 MacroTools.isexpr
 MacroTools.rmlines
+MacroTools.rmdocs
 MacroTools.unblock
 MacroTools.namify
 MacroTools.inexpr
diff --git a/src/utils.jl b/src/utils.jl
index 599281a..1d1619f 100644
--- a/src/utils.jl
+++ b/src/utils.jl
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export @esc, isexpr, isline, iscall, rmlines, unblock, block, inexpr, namify, isdef,
+export @esc, isexpr, isline, iscall, rmlines, rmdocs, unblock, block, inexpr, namify, isdef,
   longdef, shortdef, @expand, makeif, prettify, combinedef, splitdef, splitarg, combinearg
 
 macro public(ex)
@@ -122,6 +122,43 @@ end
 
 striplines(ex) = prewalk(rmlines, ex)
 
+"""
+    rmdocs(x)
+
+Remove the documentation macros from the expression.
+
+### Examples
+
+To work with nested blocks:
+
+```julia
+prewalk(rmdocs, ex)
+```
+
+See also: [`rmlines`](@ref)
+"""
+rmdocs(x) = x
+function rmdocs(ex::Expr)
+  if ex.head == :macrocall
+    m = ex.args[1]
+    if isa(m, GlobalRef) && m.mod == Core && m.name == Symbol("@doc")
+      for i ∈ 2:length(ex.args)
+        arg = ex.args[i]
+        if !isline(arg) && !isnothing(arg)
+          doc = arg
+          if i < length(ex.args)
+            return ex.args[i + 1]
+          end
+        end
+      end
+      return nothing
+    end
+  end
+  return ex
+end
+
+stripdocs(ex) = prewalk(rmdocs, ex)
+
 """
     unblock(expr)
 
@@ -592,6 +629,12 @@ end
     prettify(ex)
 
 Makes generated code generaly nicer to look at.
+
+# Keywords
+- `lines::Bool=false`: whether to preserve line number nodes
+- `alias::Bool=true`: whether to replace gensyms with animal names
+- `docs::Bool=false`: whether to preserve docstrings
 """
-prettify(ex; lines = false, alias = true) =
-  ex |> (lines ? identity : striplines) |> flatten |> unresolve |> resyntax |> (alias ? alias_gensyms : identity)
+prettify(ex; lines=false, alias=true, docs=false) =
+  ex |> (lines ? identity : striplines) |> (docs ? identity : stripdocs) |>flatten |>
+    unresolve |> resyntax |> (alias ? alias_gensyms : identity)
diff --git a/test/utils.jl b/test/utils.jl
index 5aed8dd..34621f2 100644
--- a/test/utils.jl
+++ b/test/utils.jl
@@ -38,6 +38,27 @@ end
     @test isdef(:(function (y) y - 4 end))
 end
 
+@testset "rmlines & rmdocs" begin
+    ex1 = quote
+        foo(x) = x + 1
+    end
+    ex2 = quote
+        "My own documentation"
+        foo(x) = x + 1
+
+        "This is a docstring"
+        bar(x) = x + 2
+    end
+    ex3 = quote
+        foo(x) = x + 1
+        bar(x) = x + 2
+    end
+    @test !any(isline, MacroTools.striplines(ex1).args)
+    @test !any(isline, MacroTools.striplines(ex2).args)
+    @test MacroTools.striplines(MacroTools.stripdocs(ex2)) == MacroTools.striplines(ex3)
+end
+
+
 @testset "flatten" begin
     @test flatten(quote begin; begin; f(); g(); end; begin; h(); end; f(); end; end) |> striplines == quote f(); g(); h(); f() end |> striplines
 end