diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index 020283aca..6162c2e57 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ assignees: ''
 
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+<!--
 Thank you for reporting an issue! Before you continue, please make sure that you have
 
 - searched the issue tracker for similar issues (including closed issues): https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/issues
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ Thank you for reporting an issue! Before you continue, please make sure that you
 - reproduced your issue on the latest release of pandoc, or on https://pandoc.org/try
 
 Note that this bug tracker is for reporting bugs, not asking questions.  For questions, use the pandoc-discuss mailing list.
+-->
 
 **Explain the problem.**
 Include the exact command line you used and all inputs necessary to reproduce the issue.  Please create as minimal an example as possible, to help the maintainers isolate the problem.  Explain the output you received and how it differs from what you expected.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
index 9b5db76c3..cff52c1d4 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ assignees: ''
 
 ---
 
+<!--
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 - read the contributing guidelines: https://pandoc.org/CONTRIBUTING.html
 - searched the issue tracker for similar issues (including closed issues): https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/issues
 - searched the pandoc-discuss mailing list for relevant discussions: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/pandoc-discuss
+-->
 
 **Describe your proposed improvement and the problem it solves.**