diff --git a/src/client/common/application/commands/reportIssueCommand.ts b/src/client/common/application/commands/reportIssueCommand.ts
index e5633f4a4389..95ead98ac866 100644
--- a/src/client/common/application/commands/reportIssueCommand.ts
+++ b/src/client/common/application/commands/reportIssueCommand.ts
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ export class ReportIssueCommandHandler implements IExtensionSingleActivationServ
 
     private argSettingsPath = path.join(EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR, 'resources', 'report_issue_user_settings.json');
 
-    private templatePath = path.join(EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR, 'resources', 'report_issue_template.md');
-
     private userDataTemplatePath = path.join(EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR, 'resources', 'report_issue_user_data_template.md');
 
     public async openReportIssue(): Promise<void> {
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@ export class ReportIssueCommandHandler implements IExtensionSingleActivationServ
                 }
             }
         });
-        const template = await fs.readFile(this.templatePath, 'utf8');
         const userTemplate = await fs.readFile(this.userDataTemplatePath, 'utf8');
         const interpreter = await this.interpreterService.getActiveInterpreter();
         const pythonVersion = interpreter?.version?.raw ?? '';
@@ -120,8 +117,7 @@ export class ReportIssueCommandHandler implements IExtensionSingleActivationServ
 
         await this.commandManager.executeCommand('workbench.action.openIssueReporter', {
             extensionId: 'ms-python.python',
-            issueBody: template,
-            data: userTemplate.format(
+            issueBody: userTemplate.format(
                 pythonVersion,
                 virtualEnvKind,
                 languageServer,
diff --git a/src/test/common/application/commands/reportIssueCommand.unit.test.ts b/src/test/common/application/commands/reportIssueCommand.unit.test.ts
index b1884fa83c21..85f4e6e60294 100644
--- a/src/test/common/application/commands/reportIssueCommand.unit.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/common/application/commands/reportIssueCommand.unit.test.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ suite('Report Issue Command', () => {
     let interpreterService: IInterpreterService;
     let configurationService: IConfigurationService;
     let appEnvironment: IApplicationEnvironment;
-    let expectedIssueBody: string;
     let getExtensionsStub: sinon.SinonStub;
 
     setup(async () => {
@@ -84,17 +83,6 @@ suite('Report Issue Command', () => {
         );
         await reportIssueCommandHandler.activate();
 
-        const issueTemplatePath = path.join(
-            EXTENSION_ROOT_DIR_FOR_TESTS,
-            'src',
-            'test',
-            'common',
-            'application',
-            'commands',
-            'issueTemplate.md',
-        );
-        expectedIssueBody = fs.readFileSync(issueTemplatePath, 'utf8');
-
         getExtensionsStub.returns([
             {
                 id: 'ms-python.python',
@@ -126,17 +114,16 @@ suite('Report Issue Command', () => {
         );
         const expectedData = fs.readFileSync(userDataTemplatePath, 'utf8');
 
-        const args: [string, { extensionId: string; issueBody: string; data: string }] = capture<
+        const args: [string, { extensionId: string; issueBody: string }] = capture<
             AllCommands,
-            { extensionId: string; issueBody: string; data: string }
+            { extensionId: string; issueBody: string }
         >(cmdManager.executeCommand).last();
 
         verify(cmdManager.registerCommand(Commands.ReportIssue, anything(), anything())).once();
         verify(cmdManager.executeCommand('workbench.action.openIssueReporter', anything())).once();
         expect(args[0]).to.be.equal('workbench.action.openIssueReporter');
-        const { issueBody, data } = args[1];
-        expect(issueBody).to.be.equal(expectedIssueBody);
-        expect(data).to.be.equal(expectedData);
+        const { issueBody } = args[1];
+        expect(issueBody).to.be.equal(expectedData);
     });
 
     test('Test if issue body is filled when only including settings which are explicitly set', async () => {
@@ -167,16 +154,15 @@ suite('Report Issue Command', () => {
         );
         const expectedData = fs.readFileSync(userDataTemplatePath, 'utf8');
 
-        const args: [string, { extensionId: string; issueBody: string; data: string }] = capture<
+        const args: [string, { extensionId: string; issueBody: string }] = capture<
             AllCommands,
-            { extensionId: string; issueBody: string; data: string }
+            { extensionId: string; issueBody: string }
         >(cmdManager.executeCommand).last();
 
         verify(cmdManager.executeCommand('workbench.action.openIssueReporter', anything())).once();
         expect(args[0]).to.be.equal('workbench.action.openIssueReporter');
-        const { issueBody, data } = args[1];
-        expect(issueBody).to.be.equal(expectedIssueBody);
-        expect(data).to.be.equal(expectedData);
+        const { issueBody } = args[1];
+        expect(issueBody).to.be.equal(expectedData);
     });
     test('Should send telemetry event when run Report Issue Command', async () => {
         const sendTelemetryStub = sinon.stub(Telemetry, 'sendTelemetryEvent');