diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
index 8529bed0ba951f43c932445a14b3f6b63ec1e824..b6e5e27e6f140d0e3eebd20736e2df5b0a8c5709 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 name: "\U0001F38A Feature request" 
 about: Suggest adding a feature that is not yet in Spack  
-labels: feature,triage
+labels: feature
 
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