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 # Description
 
-Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change.
+Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context.
 
 Fixes # (issue)
 
 ## Type of change
 
-Please add a line in the relevant section of [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/pybamm-team/PyBaMM/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md) to document the change (include PR #) - note reverse order of PR #s. If necessary, also add to the list of breaking changes.
+Please add a line in the relevant section of [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/pybamm-team/PyBaMM/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md) to document the change (include PR #)
 
-- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
-- [ ] Optimization (back-end change that speeds up the code)
-- [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
+# Important checks:
 
-# Key checklist:
-
-- [ ] No style issues: `$ pre-commit run` (or `$ nox -s pre-commit`) (see [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/pybamm-team/PyBaMM/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md#installing-and-using-pre-commit) for how to set this up to run automatically when committing locally, in just two lines of code)
-- [ ] All tests pass: `$ python -m pytest` (or `$ nox -s tests`)
-- [ ] The documentation builds: `$ python -m pytest --doctest-plus src` (or `$ nox -s doctests`)
-
-You can run integration tests, unit tests, and doctests together at once, using `$ nox -s quick`.
-
-## Further checks:
-
-- [ ] Code is commented, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
-- [ ] Tests added that prove fix is effective or that feature works
+Please confirm the following before marking the PR as ready for review:
+- No style issues: `nox -s pre-commit`
+- All tests pass: `nox -s tests`
+- The documentation builds: `nox -s doctests`
+- Code is commented for hard-to-understand areas
+- Tests added that prove fix is effective or that feature works