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@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ onboarding session.
 
 ## One week before the onboarding session
 
-* Confirm that the new Collaborator is using two-factor authentication on their
-  GitHub account. Unless two-factor authentication is enabled, do not give an
-  account elevated privileges such as the ability to land code in the main
-  repository or to start continuous integration (CI) jobs.
+* If the new Collaborator is not yet a member of the nodejs GitHub organization,
+  confirm that they are using two-factor authentication. It will not be possible
+  to add them to the organization if they are not using two-factor
+  authentication.
 * Announce the accepted nomination in a TSC meeting and in the TSC
   mailing list.
 
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ onboarding session.
 
 * Prior to the onboarding session, add the new Collaborator to
   [the Collaborators team](https://github.com/orgs/nodejs/teams/collaborators).
-  Note that this is the step that gives the account elevated privileges, so do
-  not perform this step (or any subsequent steps) unless two-factor
-  authentication is enabled on the new Collaborator's GitHub account.
 
 ## Onboarding session