diff --git a/app/models/service.py b/app/models/service.py
index e9bcf8a7d..53c1c83d8 100644
--- a/app/models/service.py
+++ b/app/models/service.py
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ class Service(JSONModel, SortByNameMixin):
         if folder_id is None:
             return {
                 "id": None,
-                "name": "Templates",
+                "name": "Select or create a template",
                 "parent_id": None,
             }
         return self._get_by_id(self.all_template_folders, folder_id)
diff --git a/app/templates/views/templates/choose.html b/app/templates/views/templates/choose.html
index eb07ccd3c..24b3dd2da 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/templates/choose.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/templates/choose.html
@@ -36,13 +36,9 @@
     <div class="grid-row flex-column">
       <h1 class="font-body-2xl line-height-sans-2 margin-bottom-1 margin-top-0">Select or create a template</h1>
       <div class="{% if current_user.has_permissions('manage_templates') %} grid-col-10 {% else %} grid-col-12 {% endif %}">
-        <div class="usa-alert usa-alert--slim usa-alert--info margin-bottom-6">
-          <div class="usa-alert__body">
-            <p class="usa-alert__text">
-              Every message starts with a template. To send, choose or create a template.
-            </p>
-          </div>
-        </div>
+        <p class="margin-top-0 margin-bottom-4">
+          Every message starts with a template. To send, choose or create a template.
+        </p>
         {{ folder_path(
           folders=template_folder_path,
           service_id=current_service.id,