diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
index 2bc01011..f439c9c0 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ name: Feature request
 about: Suggest a change to the CLI. Do not submit suggestions for patches here.
 title: 'feat: some feature'
 labels: feature-request
-assignees: TheJeterLP, oSumAtrIX, Sculas, epicsampler
 
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