diff --git a/.claude/settings.json b/.claude/settings.json
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index 9244556f46..0000000000
--- a/.claude/settings.json
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@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "hooks": {
-    "PreToolUse": [
-      {
-        "matcher": "Bash",
-        "hooks": [
-          {
-            "type": "command",
-            "if": "Bash(gh pr create*)",
-            "command": "echo '{\"hookSpecificOutput\":{\"hookEventName\":\"PreToolUse\",\"permissionDecision\":\"ask\",\"permissionDecisionReason\":\"STOP: Read .github/agents/pr-and-commit-rules.md FIRST, then create the PR following its rules (title prefix, labels, blank template).\"}}'",
-            "statusMessage": "Checking PR creation rules..."
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    ]
-  }
-}
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/7471.md b/upcoming-release-notes/7471.md
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index d8808a8078..0000000000
--- a/upcoming-release-notes/7471.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-category: Maintenance
-authors: [MatissJanis]
----
-
-AI: force Claude Code to read PR creation rules