diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/pullrequests.py b/kallithea/controllers/pullrequests.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/pullrequests.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/pullrequests.py
@@ -772,8 +772,6 @@ class PullrequestsController(BaseRepoCon
             raise HTTPForbidden()
 
         text = request.POST.get('text', '').strip()
-        if close_pr:
-            text = _('Closing.') + '\n' + text
 
         comment = create_comment(
             text,