diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-template.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-template.yml
index 2bc9e5f24..a11f75909 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-template.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-template.yml
@@ -79,5 +79,4 @@ jobs:
           REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
         with:
           filename: datagov/.github/deploy_failure.md
-          assignees: ${{ github.actor }}
           update_existing: true