diff --git a/pkg/document/values.go b/pkg/document/values.go
index da0112f..200c972 100644
--- a/pkg/document/values.go
+++ b/pkg/document/values.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/norwoodj/helm-docs/pkg/helm"
@@ -32,9 +31,6 @@ const (
 	timestampTag = "!!timestamp"
 )
 
-var autoDocCommentRegex = regexp.MustCompile("^\\s*#\\s*-- (.*)$")
-var nilValueTypeRegex = regexp.MustCompile("^\\(.*?\\)")
-
 func formatNextListKeyPrefix(prefix string, index int) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s[%d]", prefix, index)
 }
@@ -81,16 +77,10 @@ func parseNilValueType(key string, description helm.ChartValueDescription, autoD
 	if len(description.Description) == 0 {
 		description.Description = autoDescription.Description
 	}
-	// Grab whatever's in between the parentheses of the description and treat it as the type
-	t := nilValueTypeRegex.FindString(description.Description)
-
-	if len(t) > 0 {
-		t = t[1 : len(t)-1]
-		if len(description.Description) > len(t)+3 {
-			description.Description = description.Description[len(t)+3:]
-		} else {
-			description.Description = ""
-		}
+
+	var t string
+	if description.ValueType != "" {
+		t = description.ValueType
 	} else if autoDescription.ValueType != "" {
 		// Use whatever the type recognized by autoDescription parser
 		t = autoDescription.ValueType
diff --git a/pkg/document/values_test.go b/pkg/document/values_test.go
index 5730b1b..d65436c 100644
--- a/pkg/document/values_test.go
+++ b/pkg/document/values_test.go
@@ -950,10 +950,10 @@ animals:
 	`)
 
 	descriptions := map[string]helm.ChartValueDescription{
-		"animals.birdCount":        {Description: "(int) the number of birds we have"},
-		"animals.birds":            {Description: "(list) the list of birds we have"},
+		"animals.birdCount":        {ValueType: intType, Description: "the number of birds we have"},
+		"animals.birds":            {ValueType: listType, Description: "the list of birds we have"},
 		"animals.nonWeirdCats":     {Description: "the cats that we have that are not weird"},
-		"animals.undescribedCount": {Description: "(int)"},
+		"animals.undescribedCount": {ValueType: intType, Description: ""},
 	}
 
 	valuesRows, err := getSortedValuesTableRows(helmValues, descriptions)
@@ -999,8 +999,8 @@ animals:
 	`)
 
 	descriptions := map[string]helm.ChartValueDescription{
-		"animals.birdCount":    {Description: "(int) the number of birds we have", Default: "some"},
-		"animals.birds":        {Description: "(list) the list of birds we have", Default: "explicit"},
+		"animals.birdCount":    {ValueType: intType, Description: "the number of birds we have", Default: "some"},
+		"animals.birds":        {ValueType: listType, Description: "the list of birds we have", Default: "explicit"},
 		"animals.nonWeirdCats": {Description: "the cats that we have that are not weird", Default: "default"},
 	}