diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/redhat-backport.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/redhat-backport.md
index a033610e8..568f3c462 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/redhat-backport.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/redhat-backport.md
@@ -11,4 +11,3 @@ I hereby confirm that:
 - [ ] branches for higher versions of the project have this change merged
 - [ ] this PR is not *downstream-only*, if that was the case, I would have
   explained its need very clearly
-
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/redhat-sync.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/redhat-sync.md
index a1a28f472..6be341276 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/redhat-sync.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/redhat-sync.md
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ The most important recent changes that we want included are:
 - the new foz bar baz works flawlessly
 - this addresses a bug where users are facing issues with XYZ
 - ...
-