diff --git a/aider/prompts.py b/aider/prompts.py
index 8e26338ee..84ed75e9b 100644
--- a/aider/prompts.py
+++ b/aider/prompts.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ one-line Git commit messages based on the provided diffs.
 Review the provided context and diffs which are about to be committed to a git repo.
 Review the diffs carefully.
 Generate a one-line commit message for those changes.
-The commit message should be entirely lowercase.
 The commit message should be structured as follows: <type>: <description>
 Use these for <type>: fix, feat, build, chore, ci, docs, style, refactor, perf, test