diff --git a/warehouse/templates/email/removed-project-release/subject.txt b/warehouse/templates/email/removed-project-release/subject.txt
index 1fc56452dd25..b138f892e3ac 100644
--- a/warehouse/templates/email/removed-project-release/subject.txt
+++ b/warehouse/templates/email/removed-project-release/subject.txt
@@ -14,5 +14,4 @@
 
 {% extends "email/_base/subject.txt" %}
 
-{% block content %}
-{% trans project=project, release=release %}The {{ project }} release {{ release }} has been deleted.{% endtrans  %}{% endblock %}
+{% block subject %}{% trans project=project, release=release %}The {{ project }} release {{ release }} has been deleted.{% endtrans  %}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/warehouse/templates/email/removed-project/subject.txt b/warehouse/templates/email/removed-project/subject.txt
index 3738aa2c4f78..5d1ee8da60b9 100644
--- a/warehouse/templates/email/removed-project/subject.txt
+++ b/warehouse/templates/email/removed-project/subject.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,4 @@
 
 {% extends "email/_base/subject.txt" %}
 
-{% block content %}
-  {% trans project=project %}The project {{ project }} has been deleted.{% endtrans %}
-{% endblock %}
+{% block subject %}{% trans project=project %}The project {{ project }} has been deleted.{% endtrans %}{% endblock %}