diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/0-bug.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/0-bug.md
index 111aa56368..cd40bfe7b8 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/0-bug.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/0-bug.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Bug report
 about: Use this template for reporting a bug that you have found in mlpack.
 title: ''
 labels: 't: bug report, s: unanswered'
-assignees: rcurtin
+assignees: ''
 
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