Yep, that is the only way.
If you want to remove the box around the help menu, open up help.tpl and remove these pieces of code:
Code:
{capture name=menu}
{/capture}
{ include file="menu.tpl" dingbats="dingbats_help.gif" menu_title=$lng.lbl_help menu_content=$smarty.capture.menu link_href="help.php"}