diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
index 411d663604d..3b0801bc3cd 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug-report.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ body:
     attributes:
       label: Acknowledgements
       options:
-        - label: I have [searched](https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk/issues?q=is%3Aissue) for past (open or closed) instances of this issue
+        - label: I have searched (https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk/issues?q=is%3Aissue) for past instances of this issue
           required: true
         - label: I have verified all of my SDK modules are up-to-date (you can perform a bulk update with `go get -u github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/...`)
           required: true