diff --git a/.ci/bootstrap_catdog.sh b/.ci/bootstrap_catdog.sh
index 21779f76..88d651c3 100755
--- a/.ci/bootstrap_catdog.sh
+++ b/.ci/bootstrap_catdog.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if [ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" = "pull_request" ]
 then
     COMMIT_MSG=$(git log --format=%B -n 1 HEAD^2)
 else
-    COMMIT_MSG="Initial commit\n\n[noissue]"
+    COMMIT_MSG="Initial commit"
 fi
 echo "${COMMIT_MSG}"
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5dd2155d..3e5bad37 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ The following settings are stored in `template_config.yml`.
                         the CI will run an additional pytest call running pulpcore tests with that
                         mark.
 
-  noissue_marker        A string that is used to mark a commit as not attached to an issue.
-
   stalebot              A boolean that indicates whether to use stalebot or not.
 
   stalebot_days_until_stale
diff --git a/plugin-template b/plugin-template
index ea33caf3..da4342fd 100755
--- a/plugin-template
+++ b/plugin-template
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
     "github_org": "pulp",
     "latest_release_branch": None,
     "lint_requirements": True,
-    "noissue_marker": "[noissue]",
     "os_required_packages": [],
     "parallel_test_workers": 8,
     "plugin_app_label": None,
diff --git a/scripts/update_ci.sh b/scripts/update_ci.sh
index d9ae7714..3926f86c 100755
--- a/scripts/update_ci.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_ci.sh
@@ -20,13 +20,8 @@ fi
 
 plugin_name="$(python ../plugin_template/scripts/get_template_config_value.py plugin_name)"
 ci_update_docs="$(python ../plugin_template/scripts/get_template_config_value.py ci_update_docs)"
-noissue_marker="$(python ../plugin_template/scripts/get_template_config_value.py noissue_marker)"
 use_black="$(python ../plugin_template/scripts/get_template_config_value.py black)"
 
-if [[ -z "${noissue_marker}" ]]; then
-  noissue_marker="[noissue]"
-fi
-
 if [[ "${ci_update_docs}" == "True" ]]; then
   docs=("--docs")
 else
@@ -46,7 +41,7 @@ fi
 
 if [[ $(git status --porcelain) ]]; then
   git add -A
-  git commit -m "Update CI files" -m "${noissue_marker}"
+  git commit -m "Update CI files"
 else
   echo "No updates needed"
 fi
@@ -59,7 +54,7 @@ then
   if [[ "$(git status --porcelain)" ]]
   then
     git add -A
-    git commit -m "Reformat with black" -m "${noissue_marker}"
+    git commit -m "Reformat with black"
   else
     echo "No formatting change needed"
   fi
@@ -70,6 +65,6 @@ if [[ "$plugin_name" != "pulpcore" ]]; then
   python ../plugin_template/scripts/update_core_lowerbound.py
   if [[ $(git status --porcelain) ]]; then
     git add -A
-    git commit -m "Bump pulpcore lowerbounds to supported branch" -m "$noissue_marker"
+    git commit -m "Bump pulpcore lowerbounds to supported branch"
   fi
 fi
diff --git a/templates/github/.ci/scripts/collect_changes.py.j2 b/templates/github/.ci/scripts/collect_changes.py.j2
index 3983565c..fa9d46af 100755
--- a/templates/github/.ci/scripts/collect_changes.py.j2
+++ b/templates/github/.ci/scripts/collect_changes.py.j2
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def main():
             for change in main_changes:
                 fp.write(change[1])
 
-        repo.git.commit("-m", "Update Changelog", "-m" "{{ noissue_marker | default("[noissue]") }}", CHANGELOG_FILE)
+        repo.git.commit("-m", "Update Changelog", CHANGELOG_FILE)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/templates/github/.ci/scripts/validate_commit_message.py.j2 b/templates/github/.ci/scripts/validate_commit_message.py.j2
index 34936588..38e92e37 100644
--- a/templates/github/.ci/scripts/validate_commit_message.py.j2
+++ b/templates/github/.ci/scripts/validate_commit_message.py.j2
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import os
 import warnings
 from github import Github
 
-NO_ISSUE = "[noissue]"
 CHANGELOG_EXTS = [".feature", ".bugfix", ".doc", ".removal", ".misc", ".deprecation"]
 KEYWORDS = ["fixes", "closes"]
 
@@ -55,15 +54,5 @@ if issues:
     for issue in pattern.findall(message):
         __check_status(issue)
         __check_changelog(issue)
-else:
-    if NO_ISSUE in message:
-        print("Commit {sha} has no issues but is tagged {tag}.".format(sha=sha[0:7], tag=NO_ISSUE))
-    elif "Merge" in message and "cherry picked from commit" in message:
-        pass
-    else:
-        sys.exit(
-            "Error: no attached issues found for {sha}. If this was intentional, add "
-            " '{tag}' to the commit message.".format(sha=sha[0:7], tag=NO_ISSUE)
-        )
 
 print("Commit message for {sha} passed.".format(sha=sha[0:7]))
diff --git a/templates/github/.github/workflows/create-branch.yml.j2 b/templates/github/.github/workflows/create-branch.yml.j2
index 80928cbf..d9019def 100644
--- a/templates/github/.github/workflows/create-branch.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/github/.github/workflows/create-branch.yml.j2
@@ -75,10 +75,8 @@ jobs:
           branch: minor-version-bump
           base: {{ plugin_default_branch }}
           title: Bump minor version
-          body: '[noissue]'
           commit-message: |
             Bump minor version
-            [noissue]
           delete-branch: true
 
       - name: Push release branch
diff --git a/templates/github/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml.j2 b/templates/github/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml.j2
index 400e97ae..2cd84c2a 100644
--- a/templates/github/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/github/.github/workflows/update_ci.yml.j2
@@ -49,12 +49,8 @@ jobs:
           committer: "{{ release_user }} <{{ release_email }}>"
           author: "{{ release_user }} <{{ release_email }}>"
           title: "Update CI files for branch {{ branch }}"
-          body: ""
           branch: "update-ci/{{ branch }}"
           base: "{{ branch }}"
-          commit-message: |
-            Update CI files
-
-            {{ noissue_marker }}
           delete-branch: true
       {%- endfor %}
+...