diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a9376ca248..cac3e31246 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ If your issue persists, search for it before opening a new one. If you find an o
 ## Requests
 
 * Cask requests will be automatically closed. If you want a cask added, [submit a pull request](https://github.com/caskroom/homebrew-cask/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#adding-a-cask).
-* For a feature request, [use this template](/issues/new?template=feature_request.md).
+* For a feature request, [use this template](https://github.com/caskroom/homebrew-cask/issues/new?template=02_feature_request.md).
 
 ## Questions? Wanna chat?
 
diff --git a/developer/bin/sync_templates_and_ci b/developer/bin/sync_templates_and_ci
index 72c5aafcf9..887eb413ab 100755
--- a/developer/bin/sync_templates_and_ci
+++ b/developer/bin/sync_templates_and_ci
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ function copy_templates_and_ci {
 
   repo_name="${1}"
   rsync --archive --delete "${main_repo_dir}"/{.editorconfig,.gitattributes,.github,.gitignore,.travis.yml,ci,CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md} '.'
+  rm '.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/02_feature_request.md' # Feature requests only make sense in the main repo
   /usr/bin/sed -i '' -E "s:homebrew-cask/(pulls|issues):${repo_name}/\1:" '.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md' # PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE has repo-specific links
-  
+
   # increase script.sh install cap for fonts repo
   if [[ "${repo_name}" == 'homebrew-fonts' ]]; then
     /usr/bin/sed -i '' -e 's:-le 3:-le 15:' -e 's:than 3 Casks:than 15 Casks:' 'ci/travis/script.sh'