diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
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-blank_issues_enabled: false
-contact_links:
-  - name: Features, Bug Reports, Questions
-    url: https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/discussions/new/choose
-    about: Our preferred starting point if you have any questions or suggestions about configuration, features or behavior.
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/preapproved.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/preapproved.md
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----
-name: Pre-Discussed and Approved Topics
-about: |-
-  Only for topics already discussed and approved in the GitHub Discussions section.
----
-
-**DO NOT OPEN A NEW ISSUE. PLEASE USE THE DISCUSSIONS SECTION.**
-
-**I DIDN'T READ THE ABOVE LINE. PLEASE CLOSE THIS ISSUE.**