diff --git a/.forestry/front_matter/templates/newslinks.yml b/.forestry/front_matter/templates/newslinks.yml
index 07120c7b..820ba5a8 100644
--- a/.forestry/front_matter/templates/newslinks.yml
+++ b/.forestry/front_matter/templates/newslinks.yml
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ fields:
     label: Date
     config:
       required: true
-    description: For blog posts and news/other links, use date of publication. For
-      events, use the date of the event itself.
+    description: Use the date of the event itself.
   - name: tags
     type: tag_list
     default: []