diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 855d2fb..95bb38c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@
 
 ## About the Rules
 
-### Rule 1 Major+ Need Assignee or Discussion
+### Rule 1 Tickets Need an Assignee or Discussion Eventually
 
-Tickets major and above need an assignee, or an update within {stale_<blocker|critical|major>.stale_days}, otherwise the priority will be reduced after a warning period of {stale_<blocker|critical|major>.warning_days} days.
+Any ticket (except ones with priority "Not a Priority") needs an assignee, or an update within {stale_<blocker|critical|major|minor>.stale_days}, otherwise the priority will be reduced after a warning period of {stale_<blocker|critical|major>.warning_days} days.
 An update of a Sub-Task counts as an update to the ticket. 
 Before this happens the assignee/reporter/watchers are notified that the ticket is about to become stale and will be deprioritized. 
 The time periods before warning differ based on the priority: 
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@
 
 Assigned tickets without an update for {stale_assigned.stale_days} days are marked stale. The assignee is notified and asked for an update on the status of her contribution.
 
-### Rule 3: Close Stale Minor Tickets
-
-An unresolved Minor ticket without an update for {stale_minor.stale_days} is closed after a warning period of {stale_minor.warning_days} with a comment that encourages users to watch, comment and simply reopen with a higher priority if the problem insists.
-
 ## About Apache Flink
 
 Apache Flink is an open source project of The Apache Software Foundation (ASF).
diff --git a/config.yaml b/config.yaml
index 7ea46e4..1b00ddc 100644
--- a/config.yaml
+++ b/config.yaml
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@
     stale_days: 180
     warning_days: 7
     warning_label: "stale-minor"
-    done_label: "auto-closed"
+    done_label: "auto-deprioritized-minor"
     warning_comment: |
-        I am the [Flink Jira Bot|https://github.com/apache/flink-jira-bot/] and I help the community manage its development. I noticed that neither this issue nor its subtasks had updates for {stale_days} days, so I labeled it "{warning_label}".  If you are still affected by this bug or are still interested in this issue, please update and remove the label.
+        I am the [Flink Jira Bot|https://github.com/apache/flink-jira-bot/] and I help the community manage its development. I see this issues has been marked as Minor but is unassigned and neither itself nor its Sub-Tasks have been updated for {stale_days} days. I have gone ahead and marked it "{warning_label}". If this ticket is still Minor, please either assign yourself or give an update. Afterwards, please remove the label or in {warning_days} days the issue will be deprioritized.
 
     done_comment: |
-        This issue was labeled "{warning_label}" {warning_days} days ago and has not received any updates so I have gone ahead and closed it.  If you are still affected by this or would like to raise the priority of this ticket please re-open, removing the label "{done_label}" and raise the ticket priority accordingly.
+        This issue was labeled "{warning_label}" {warning_days} days ago and has not received any updates so it is being deprioritized. If this ticket is actually Minor, please raise the priority and ask a committer to assign you the issue or revive the public discussion.
 
 stale_blocker:
     ticket_limit: 5
diff --git a/flink_jira_bot.py b/flink_jira_bot.py
index 36f8ca0..76dce7a 100644
--- a/flink_jira_bot.py
+++ b/flink_jira_bot.py
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from stale_assigned_rule import StaleAssignedRule
-from stale_major_or_above_rule import StaleMajorOrAboveRule
-from stale_minor_rule import StaleMinorRule
+from stale_unassigned_rule import StaleUnassignedRule
 
 
 def get_args():
@@ -65,14 +64,16 @@
     stale_assigned_rule = StaleAssignedRule(
         jira, jira_bot_config["stale_assigned"], args.dryrun
     )
-    stale_minor_rule = StaleMinorRule(jira, jira_bot_config["stale_minor"], args.dryrun)
-    stale_major_rule = StaleMajorOrAboveRule(
+    stale_minor_rule = StaleUnassignedRule(
+        jira, jira_bot_config["stale_minor"], args.dryrun, "Minor", "Not a Priority"
+    )
+    stale_major_rule = StaleUnassignedRule(
         jira, jira_bot_config["stale_major"], args.dryrun, "Major", "Minor"
     )
-    stale_critical_rule = StaleMajorOrAboveRule(
+    stale_critical_rule = StaleUnassignedRule(
         jira, jira_bot_config["stale_critical"], args.dryrun, "Critical", "Major"
     )
-    stale_blocker_rule = StaleMajorOrAboveRule(
+    stale_blocker_rule = StaleUnassignedRule(
         jira, jira_bot_config["stale_blocker"], args.dryrun, "Blocker", "Critical"
     )
     stale_assigned_rule.run()
diff --git a/stale_assigned_rule.py b/stale_assigned_rule.py
index ecbc3d3..47875c7 100644
--- a/stale_assigned_rule.py
+++ b/stale_assigned_rule.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 ################################################################################
 
-import logging
-
 from flink_jira_rule import FlinkJiraRule
 
 
diff --git a/stale_minor_rule.py b/stale_minor_rule.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 35e9c49..0000000
--- a/stale_minor_rule.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-#  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
-#  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
-#  distributed with this work for additional information
-#  regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
-#  to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
-#  "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
-#  with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-################################################################################
-
-import logging
-
-from flink_jira_rule import FlinkJiraRule
-
-
-class StaleMinorRule(FlinkJiraRule):
-    """
-    An unresolved Minor ticket without an update for {stale_minor.stale_days} or a fixVersion is closed after a warning period of
-    {stale_minor.warning_days} with a comment that encourages users to watch, comment and simply reopen with a higher
-    priority if the problem insists.
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, jira_client, config, is_dry_run):
-        super().__init__(jira_client, config, is_dry_run)
-
-    def run(self):
-        self.handle_tickets_marked_stale(
-            f"project=FLINK AND Priority = Minor AND resolution = Unresolved "
-            f'AND labels in ("{self.warning_label}") '
-            f"AND updated < startOfDay(-{self.warning_days}d)"
-        )
-        self.mark_stale_tickets_stale(
-            f'project = FLINK AND type != "Sub-Task" AND Priority = Minor AND resolution = Unresolved '
-            f'AND updated < startOfDay(-{self.stale_days}d) AND fixVersion = null AND NOT labels in '
-            f'("{self.warning_label}")'
-        )
-
-    def handle_stale_ticket(self, key, warning_label, done_label, comment):
-        self.close_issue(key, warning_label, done_label, comment)
-
-    def close_issue(self, key, warning_label, done_label, comment):
-        if not self.is_dry_run:
-            self.jira_client.edit_issue(
-                key,
-                {"labels": [{"add": done_label}, {"remove": warning_label}]},
-                notify_users=False,
-            )
-            self.jira_client.set_issue_status(
-                key,
-                "Closed",
-                fields={"resolution": {"name": "Auto Closed"}},
-                update={"comment": [{"add": {"body": comment}}]},
-            )
-        else:
-            logging.info(f"DRY_RUN (({key})): Closing.")
diff --git a/stale_major_or_above_rule.py b/stale_unassigned_rule.py
similarity index 89%
rename from stale_major_or_above_rule.py
rename to stale_unassigned_rule.py
index c0f8123..a4bb433 100644
--- a/stale_major_or_above_rule.py
+++ b/stale_unassigned_rule.py
@@ -20,14 +20,13 @@
 import logging
 
 
-class StaleMajorOrAboveRule(FlinkJiraRule):
+class StaleUnassignedRule(FlinkJiraRule):
     """
-    Tickets major and above without a fixVersion need an assignee, or an update within {stale_<blocker|critical|major>.stale_days},
+    Any ticket (except ones with priority "Not a Priority") needs an assignee, or an update within {stale_<blocker|critical|major|minor>.stale_days},
     otherwise the priority will be reduced after a warning period of {stale_<blocker|critical|major>.warning_days} days.
-    An update of on of the Sub-Tasks counts as an update to the ticket.
-    Before this happens the assignee/reporter/watchers are notified that the ticket is about to become stale and will
-    be deprioritized.
-    The time periods before warning differ based on the priority.
+    An update of a Sub-Task counts as an update to the ticket.
+    Before this happens the assignee/reporter/watchers are notified that the ticket is about to become stale and will be deprioritized.
+    The time periods before warning differ based on the priority:
     """
 
     def __init__(self, jira_client, config, is_dry_run, priority, lower_priority):