diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
index 54edf2d5a15..d92a074e9c4 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 ---
 blank_issues_enabled: false
 contact_links:
-  - name: Open up a blank issue
-    url: https://github.com/eclipse-edc/Connector/issues/new
-    about: Don’t see your issue here? Open up a blank one
   - name: Ask a question or get support
     url: https://github.com/eclipse-edc/Connector/discussions/categories/q-a
     about: Ask a question or request support for using the Eclipse Dataspace Connector