diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 6aed9889..e559c074 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-Sorry, we do not accept changes directly against this repository, unless the
-change is to the `README.md` itself. Please see 
-`CONTRIBUTING.md` for information on where and how to contribute instead.
+Sorry, we do not accept changes directly against this repository. Please see 
+CONTRIBUTING.md for information on where and how to contribute instead.