diff --git a/.github/config.yml b/.github/config.yml
index a819ab6..f156e0a 100644
--- a/.github/config.yml
+++ b/.github/config.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ newPRWelcomeComment: >
   Thanks for submitting your first pull request! You are awesome! :hugs:
 
   <br>If you haven't done so already, check out [Jupyter's Code of Conduct](https://github.com/jupyter/governance/blob/master/conduct/code_of_conduct.md).
-  Also, please make sure you followed the pull request template, as this will help us review your contribution more quickly.
 
   ![welcome](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jupyterhub/.github/master/images/welcome.jpg)