diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-desktop.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-desktop.yml
index b00eec0ce2..809fd812cc 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-desktop.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-desktop.yml
@@ -1,8 +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]
-assignees:
-  -   
 body:
   - type: markdown
     attributes:
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-web.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-web.yml
index b9b7003ac9..0010684a4a 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-web.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-web.yml
@@ -1,8 +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]
-assignees:
-  -   
 body:
   - type: markdown
     attributes: