diff --git a/src/contributing.md b/src/contributing.md
index abe1bb839..e6138eef8 100644
--- a/src/contributing.md
+++ b/src/contributing.md
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ CI will also run tidy and will fail if tidy fails.
 Rust follows a _no merge-commit policy_, meaning, when you encounter merge
 conflicts you are expected to always rebase instead of merging.  E.g. always use
 rebase when bringing the latest changes from the master branch to your feature
-branch.  Also, please make sure that fixup commits are squashed into other
-related commits with meaningful commit messages.
+branch.
 
 If you encounter merge conflicts, your PR will get marked as `S-waiting-on-author`.
 When you resolve them, you should use `@rustbot` to mark it as `S-waiting-on-review`.