diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 739653e1e7c..0364ee470f1 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@ so that we can have a chance of keeping on top of things.
 * Make sure your commit messages are in the proper format.
 
 ````
-    #123 Make the example in CONTRIBUTING imperative and concrete
-
-    The 123 is the GitHub issue ID which needs to be tagged to properly track
-    the issues history.
+    Make the example in CONTRIBUTING imperative and concrete
 
     Without this patch applied the example commit message in the CONTRIBUTING
     document is not a concrete example.  This is a problem because the
@@ -38,9 +35,10 @@ so that we can have a chance of keeping on top of things.
     based on a description rather than an example.  This patch fixes the
     problem by making the example concrete and imperative.
 
-    The first line is a real life imperative statement with a ticket number
-    from our issue tracker.  The body describes the behavior without the patch,
-    why this is a problem, and how the patch fixes the problem when applied.
+    The first line is a real life imperative statement.  The body describes
+    the behavior without the patch, why this is a problem, and how the patch
+    fixes the problem when applied. Finally, there is a reference to the 
+    issue number that the commit addresses.  Fixes #2044
 ````
 
 * For bonus points run and add unit tests