diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
index 4b247e92..0086358d 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
 blank_issues_enabled: true
-contact_links:
-  - name: 'Lightning Talks: Questions/Ideas/Feedback'
-    url: 'https://github.com/orgs/Virtual-Coffee/teams/lightning-talk-team/discussions'
-    about: 'Please ask and answer questions here.'
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/lightning-talks--speaker-tracker.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/lightning-talks--speaker-tracker.yml
index 9a1440f8..03c1bb95 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/lightning-talks--speaker-tracker.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/lightning-talks--speaker-tracker.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 name: 'Lightning Talks: Speaker Tracker'
 description: Track what information has been collected from each speaker and where they are in the process of preparing for Lightning Talks
 title: 'Speaker: '
-labels:
-  - Lightning Talks
+labels: ['Lightning Talks']
 assignees:
   - meg-gutshall
   - shelleymcq