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@@ -9,13 +9,11 @@ If multiple identifiers make sense you can also state the commands multiple time
 
 "/area" identifiers:     audit-logging|auto-scaling|backup|certification|control-plane-migration|control-plane|cost|delivery|dev-productivity|disaster-recovery|documentation|high-availability|logging|metering|monitoring|networking|open-source|ops-productivity|os|performance|quality|robustness|scalability|security|storage|testing|usability|user-management
 "/kind" identifiers:     api-change|bug|cleanup|discussion|enhancement|epic|impediment|poc|post-mortem|question|regression|task|technical-debt|test
-"/priority" identifiers: normal|critical|blocker
 
 For Gardener Enhancement Proposals (GEPs), please check the following [documentation](https://github.com/gardener/gardener/tree/master/docs/proposals/README.md) before submitting this pull request.
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 /kind TODO
 /area logging
-/priority normal
 
 **What this PR does / why we need it**: