diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index e4cde371cf18f18c54cdbf4f6e513384da196a00..307fa950df6161973152c524958d69aebfa98c86 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -14,8 +14,5 @@ Fixes #
 **Special notes for your reviewer:**
 
 
-**Does this PR introduce a user-facing change?:**
-
-
 **Additional documentation (e.g. design docs, usage docs, etc.):**
 
diff --git a/.mergify/config.yml b/.mergify/config.yml
index 08622c36e9803c01b41b0d1a5e1839b39cfa0401..7b1ad7deb3366f2e5589e30f24e74254abee00e2 100644
--- a/.mergify/config.yml
+++ b/.mergify/config.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ pull_request_rules:
         - "#approved-reviews-by>=1"
         - "#review-requested=0"
         - "#changes-requested-reviews-by=0"
-        - "#commented-reviews-by=0"
         - "status-success=DCO"
         - "status-success=continuous-integration/jenkins/pr-merge"
       actions: