diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/task.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/task.yml
index 7b7996229b..2e8bd8278e 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/task.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/task.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 name: Task
 description: A workitem that needs to be done while developing a story, feature, addressing tech debt, documentation, etc.
-title: ""
 labels: [task]
 
 body:
@@ -8,11 +7,8 @@ body:
     attributes:
      label: Description
      description: A concise description of the task or suggested implementation.
-    validations:
-      required: true
   - type: textarea
     attributes:
       label: Acceptance Criteria
       description: Tell us what should happen, how will we know when we're done.
-    validations:
-     required: true
+
diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/user_story.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/user_story.yml
index 266769d928..65b602c1ba 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/user_story.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/user_story.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 name: User Story
 description: User stories are short descriptions of a feature told from the perspective of the person who desires the new functionality, usually a user of the system.
-title: ""
 labels: [user story]
 
 body:
   - type: textarea
     attributes:
-     label: Why
+     label: User Story
      description: As a [user], I want [goal] so that [some reason].
     validations:
       required: true