diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1-bug-report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1-bug-report.yml
index f1014d766a..234743d4b9 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1-bug-report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/1-bug-report.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: GitHub repository with your minimal reproducible example (do not fill out this field with "github.com/bufbuild/buf" or we will automatically close your issue, see the instructions above!)
       description: Provide us with a link to the GitHub repository that contains the setup needed to reproduce the issue. This is a repository you create, and is required for us to investigate your issue.
-      placeholder: https://github.com/you/temp-repo-with-repro, NOT https://github.com/bufbuild/buf
+      placeholder: https://github.com/you/temp-repo-with-repro
     validations:
       required: true
   - type: textarea
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/3-other.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/3-other.yml
index ad73dab9ac..57e28d8028 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/3-other.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/3-other.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: GitHub repository with your minimal reproducible example (do not fill out this field with "github.com/bufbuild/buf" or we will automatically close your issue, see the instructions above!)
       description: If this is a question about some behavior you are witnessing, provide us with a link to the GitHub repository that contains the setup needed to reproduce the issue. This is a repository you create, and is required for us to investigate your issue.
-      placeholder: https://github.com/you/temp-repo-with-repro, NOT https://github.com/bufbuild/buf
+      placeholder: https://github.com/you/temp-repo-with-repro
   - type: textarea
     id: feature
     attributes: