diff --git a/modules/github/Makefile.init b/modules/github/Makefile.init
index 155a6640..b1759956 100644
--- a/modules/github/Makefile.init
+++ b/modules/github/Makefile.init
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 GITHUB_TEMPLATES = \
+	.github/workflows/slash-command-dispatch.yml \
 	.github/CODEOWNERS \
 	.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md \
-	.github/workflows/slash-command-dispatch.yml \
 	.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml \
 	.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md \
 	.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md \
@@ -12,9 +12,4 @@ $(GITHUB_TEMPLATES): $(addprefix $(BUILD_HARNESS_PATH)/templates/, $(GITHUB_TEMP
 	cp $(BUILD_HARNESS_PATH)/templates/$@ $@
 	git ls-files --error-unmatch $@ 2>/dev/null || git add $@
 
-.github/slash-command-dispatch.yml:: # do not overwrite config by default
-	mkdir -p $(dir $@)
-	cp $(BUILD_HARNESS_PATH)/templates/$@ $@
-	git ls-files --error-unmatch $@ 2>/dev/null || git add $@
-
-github/init: $(GITHUB_TEMPLATES) .github/slash-command-dispatch.yml
+github/init: $(GITHUB_TEMPLATES)