diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 38d5f1f..d2e8bc8 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ give us the chance to discuss any potential changes first.
 4. If an AI coding assistant or other LLM tool was used, you must indicate that an AI tool was used, and to what extent it was used.
 5. AI should not be used to generate comments when communicating with maintainers. We expect communication with the maintainers,
    including PR descriptions and comments, to be from humans, not from an AI. Using an AI to assist with grammar, spelling, and
-   proofreading or translating if you are a non-native English speaker is acceptable, as long as the content and voice of the
+   proofreading or translating is acceptable, as long as the content and voice of the
    message is your own.
 
 ## Add an entry to the changelog