diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report_template.yml b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report_template.yml
index 04924a40..49fbe984 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report_template.yml
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report_template.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-name: "\U0001F41E Bug report"
-description: Report a bug on Gradio
+name: "Bug report"
+description: Report a bug
 labels: [ "bug" ]
 body:
   - type: markdown
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ body:
     id: bug-description
     attributes:
       label: Describe the bug
-      description: A clear and concise description of what the bug is. If you intend to submit a PR for this issue, tell us in the description. Thanks!
+      description: A clear and concise description of what the bug is.
       placeholder: Bug description
     validations:
       required: true
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ body:
     id: reproduction
     attributes:
       label: Reproduction
-      description: Please provide a link to a repo or REPL that can reproduce the problem you ran into. Or provide the Python code below that can be run to reproduce the issue. 
+      description: Please provide the steps necessary to reproduce your issue, including the command-line flags that were used (like `--chat`, `--gpu-memory`, etc).
       placeholder: Reproduction
     validations:
       required: true
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ body:
     id: logs
     attributes:
       label: Logs
-      description: "Please include the full stacktrace of the errors you get from Python or Javascript. If you are running in a colab notebooks, you can get the logs with by setting `debug=True`, i.e: `gradio.Interface.launch(debug=True)`"
+      description: "Please include the full stacktrace of the errors you get in the command-line (if any)."
       render: shell
     validations:
       required: true
@@ -46,20 +46,8 @@ body:
     id: system-info
     attributes:
       label: System Info
-      description: Please share your system info with us, you can get the Gradio version with `gradio.__version__`
+      description: Please share your system info with us: operating system and GPU brand/model.
       render: shell
-      placeholder: Gradio version, Operating System, Browser
-    validations:
-      required: true
-  - type: dropdown
-    id: severity
-    attributes:
-      label: Severity
-      description: Select the severity of this issue
-      options:
-        - annoying
-        - serious, but I can work around it
-        - blocking upgrade to latest gradio version
-        - blocking all usage of gradio
+      placeholder: 
     validations:
       required: true