diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-smartnic-support-53d25564bab0cbc5.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-smartnic-support-53d25564bab0cbc5.yaml
index 51bcc7c2e88..4389b76b378 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/add-smartnic-support-53d25564bab0cbc5.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-smartnic-support-53d25564bab0cbc5.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ---
-prelude: >
-    Add Support for Smart NIC in ML2/OVS mechanism driver.
 features:
   - |
     Add Support for Smart NIC in ML2/OVS mechanism driver, by extending the Neutron OVS mechanism