diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 88b892c..5af4599 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ Available Commands:
 Flags:
   -a, --approve                      Pass an optional approve flag as an argument which will only approve and not merge selected repos.
       --close                        Pass an optional argument to close a pull request.
-      --commit-msg string            Add a custom message when approving a pull request.
   -c, --config string                Pass an optional config file as an argument with list of repositories.
   -d, --delay int                    Set the value of delay, which will determine how long to wait between mergeing pull requests. Default is (6) seconds. (default 6)
   -e, --enterprise-base-url string   For Github Enterprise users, you can pass your enterprise base. Format: http(s)://[hostname]/
diff --git a/pkg/cli/gomerge/gomerge.go b/pkg/cli/gomerge/gomerge.go
index 4dfe229..3804df1 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/gomerge/gomerge.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/gomerge/gomerge.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ func New() (c *cobra.Command) {
 	c.PersistentFlags().BoolP("close", "", false, "Pass an optional argument to close a pull request.")
 	c.PersistentFlags().IntP("delay", "d", 6, "Set the value of delay, which will determine how long to wait between mergeing pull requests. Default is (6) seconds.")
 	c.PersistentFlags().StringP("enterprise-base-url", "e", "", "For Github Enterprise users, you can pass your enterprise base. Format: http(s)://[hostname]/")
-  c.PersistentFlags().StringP("commit-msg", "", "", "Add a custom message when approving a pull request.")
 
 	c.MarkFlagRequired("token")
 
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ func New() (c *cobra.Command) {
 	viper.BindPFlag("delay", c.PersistentFlags().Lookup("delay"))
 	viper.BindPFlag("close", c.PersistentFlags().Lookup("close"))
 	viper.BindPFlag("enterprise-base-url", c.PersistentFlags().Lookup("enterprise-base-url"))
-  viper.BindPFlag("commit-msg", c.PersistentFlags().Lookup("commit-msg"))
 
 	c.AddCommand(list.NewCommand())
 	c.AddCommand(version.NewCommand())
diff --git a/pkg/cli/list/list.go b/pkg/cli/list/list.go
index 9ff60a2..9622084 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/list/list.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/list/list.go
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ func NewCommand() (c *cobra.Command) {
 
 			pullRequestsArray := []*gitclient.PullRequest{}
 			table := initTable()
-			ctx = commitMsg(ctx, viper.GetString("commit-msg"))
 
 			var org string
 			var repositories []string = nil
diff --git a/pkg/gitclient/client.go b/pkg/gitclient/client.go
index 258d5cf..a0014c7 100644
--- a/pkg/gitclient/client.go
+++ b/pkg/gitclient/client.go
@@ -194,14 +194,12 @@ func ApprovePullRequest(ghClient *githubv4.Client, ctx context.Context, prId git
 		fmt.Printf("PR %v: %v\n", prId, review.State)
 	}
 }
-func MergePullRequest(ghClient *githubv4.Client, ctx context.Context, prId githubv4.ID, mergeMethod *githubv4.PullRequestMergeMethod, skip bool) {
 
-	commitMessage := githubv4.String(defaultCommitMsg())
+func MergePullRequest(ghClient *githubv4.Client, ctx context.Context, prId githubv4.ID, mergeMethod *githubv4.PullRequestMergeMethod, skip bool) {
 
 	input := githubv4.MergePullRequestInput{
-		PullRequestID:  prId,
-		CommitHeadline: &commitMessage,
-		MergeMethod:    mergeMethod,
+		PullRequestID: prId,
+		MergeMethod:   mergeMethod,
 	}
 
 	var m struct {
@@ -255,10 +253,6 @@ func ClosePullRequest(ghClient *githubv4.Client, ctx context.Context, prId githu
 
 }
 
-func defaultCommitMsg() string {
-	return "Merged by gomerge CLI."
-}
-
 func DefaultApproveMsg() string {
 	return `PR has been approved by [GoMerge](https://github.com/Cian911/gomerge) tool. :rocket:`
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gitclient/client_test.go b/pkg/gitclient/client_test.go
index e7ed18c..1c1469c 100644
--- a/pkg/gitclient/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gitclient/client_test.go
@@ -4,17 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-func TestDefaultCommitMsg(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Run("It returns a default commit message", func(t *testing.T) {
-		got := defaultCommitMsg()
-		want := "Merged by gomerge CLI."
-
-		if got != want {
-			t.Errorf("got %s, want %s", got, want)
-		}
-	})
-}
-
 func TestDefaultApproveMsg(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("It returns a default approve message.", func(t *testing.T) {
 		got := DefaultApproveMsg()