diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/blank.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/blank.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ad654ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/blank.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+name: (maintainers only) Blank issue
+description: For maintainers only
+labels: []
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
index 91e87b38..189b2016 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,3 @@ contact_links:
   - name: 💬 - Jupyter community Discourse
     url: https://discourse.jupyter.org/
     about: Interact with the rest of the Jupyter community
-  - name: (maintainers only) Blank issue
-    url: https://github.com/jupyter/docker-stacks/issues/new
-    about: For maintainers only