diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
index 542c0b03d6..0c6c49ab8e 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-<!-- Copyright 2016-2020 Signal Messenger, LLC -->
-<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only -->
-
 <!--
 Please fill out this template with all the information you have. We can't do much without
 both the logs and a detailed description of what you've encountered. Please do your best!
diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 07dd53db53..74a1b39a0d 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-<!-- Copyright 2016-2020 Signal Messenger, LLC -->
-<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only -->
-
 <!--
 Thanks for contributing to the project!
 Please help us keep this project in good shape by going through this checklist.
diff --git a/ts/test/license_comments_test.ts b/ts/test/license_comments_test.ts
index 6f0bc3d2ee..2f01246986 100644
--- a/ts/test/license_comments_test.ts
+++ b/ts/test/license_comments_test.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ const EXTENSIONS_TO_CHECK = new Set([
   '.plist',
 ]);
 const FILES_TO_IGNORE = new Set([
+  'ISSUE_TEMPLATE.md',
   'Mp3LameEncoder.min.js',
+  'PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md',
   'WebAudioRecorderMp3.js',
 ]);