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src/modules/submissions.js

@@ -477,7 +477,6 @@
 				'Carry on from here, and delete this comment.',
 				'Please leave this line alone!',
 				'Important, do not remove this line before (template|article) has been created.',
-				'== Request review at \\[\\[WP:AFC\\]\\] ==',
 				'Just press the "Save page" button below without changing anything! Doing so will submit your article submission for review. ' +
 					'Once you have saved this page you will find a new yellow \'Review waiting\' box at the bottom of your submission page. ' +
 					'If you have submitted your page previously, the old pink \'Submission declined\' template or the old grey \'Draft\' template ' +
@@ -510,6 +509,9 @@
 		commentRegex = new RegExp( '<!-{2,}\\s*(' + commentsToRemove.join( '|' ) + ')\\s*-{2,}>', 'gi' );
 		text = text.replace( commentRegex, '' );
 
+		// Remove initial request artifact
+		text = text.replace( /== Request review at \[\[WP:AFC\]\] ==/gi, '' );
+
 		// Remove html comments (<!--) that surround categories
 		text = text.replace( /<!--\s*((\[\[:{0,1}(Category:.*?)\]\]\s*)+)-->/gi, '$1');