diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-desktop.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-desktop.yml
index 2a1a9960da..b00eec0ce2 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-desktop.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-desktop.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Bug report for the Element desktop app (not in a browser)
 description: File a bug report if you are using the desktop Element application.
-labels: [T-Defect, triage]
+labels: [T-Defect]
 assignees:
   -   
 body:
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-web.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-web.yml
index e8994f211c..b9b7003ac9 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-web.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-web.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Bug report for Element Web (in browser)
 description: File a bug report if you are using Element in a web browser like Firefox, Chrome, Edge, and so on.
-labels: [T-Defect, triage]
+labels: [T-Defect]
 assignees:
   -   
 body: