diff --git a/ssf/config/formulas.sls b/ssf/config/formulas.sls
index 16ade30a..53353d07 100644
--- a/ssf/config/formulas.sls
+++ b/ssf/config/formulas.sls
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@ prepare-git-branch-for-{{ formula }}:
 {%-           set add_or_rm = ['add', 'add', 'managed'] %}
 {#-           Remove files if the file is `.cirrus.yml` and `use_cirrus_ci` is `False` #}
 {#-           Likewise, if running the state for TOFS files when `use_tofs` is `False` #}
+{#-           Also remove the local issues templates to use the org-level templates instead #}
 {%-           if (semrel_file == '.cirrus.yml' and not use_cirrus_ci) or
-                 (semrel_file in ['docs/TOFS_pattern.rst', 'formula/libtofs.jinja'] and not use_tofs)
+                 (semrel_file in ['docs/TOFS_pattern.rst', 'formula/libtofs.jinja'] and not use_tofs) or
+                 (semrel_file.startswith('.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/'))
 %}
 {%-             set add_or_rm = ['rm', 'remove', 'absent'] %}
 {%-           endif %}
diff --git a/ssf/defaults.yaml b/ssf/defaults.yaml
index ecdb9ce7..9e2dab36 100644
--- a/ssf/defaults.yaml
+++ b/ssf/defaults.yaml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ ssf_node_anchors:
             #       An alternative method could be to use:
             #       `git describe --abbrev=0 --tags`
             # yamllint disable rule:line-length
-            title: 'ci: merge travis matrix, add `salt-lint` & `rubocop` to `lint` job'
-            body: '* Automated using https://github.com/myii/ssf-formula/pull/60'
+            title: 'chore(issues): remove issues templates to use org-level templates [skip ci]'
+            body: '* Automated using https://github.com/myii/ssf-formula/pull/61'
             # yamllint enable rule:line-length
           github:
             owner: saltstack-formulas