diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
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+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Changes
 * _prepare_universe and _conclude_universe removed from 
   EnsembleAnalysis.run() method, no longer needed (per comments, #199)
 * internal log_banner() now uses logger as argument (PR #247)
-* use `black` formatter for codebase ([#271](https://github.com/Becksteinlab/MDPOW/issues/271))
+* use `black` formatter for codebase (#271)
 
 Enhancements