diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/New_namespace.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/New_namespace.md
index 8a176b8ce..17b7ce528 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/New_namespace.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/New_namespace.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Request a Namespace
 about: Request a new namespace for one of your GitHub Orgs
 title: 'namespace: FIXME'
 labels: area/namespace
-assignees: alisonlhart, chynasan, traytorous, epacific1
+assignees: chynasan, traytorous, epacific1
 
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