diff --git a/doc/devel/contributing.rst b/doc/devel/contributing.rst
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--- a/doc/devel/contributing.rst
+++ b/doc/devel/contributing.rst
@@ -294,12 +294,11 @@ Issues for New Contributors
 ---------------------------
 
 New contributors should look for the following tags when looking for issues.
-We strongly recommend that new contributors tackle
-`new-contributor-friendly <https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/labels/new-contributor-friendly>`_
-issues (easy, well documented issues, that do not require an understanding of
-the different submodules of Matplotlib) and
-`Easy-fix <https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/labels/Difficulty%3A%20Easy>`_
-issues. This helps the contributor become familiar with the contribution
+We strongly recommend that new contributors tackle issues labeled
+`good first issue <https://github.com/matplotlib/matplotlib/labels/good%20first%20issue>`_
+as they are easy, well documented issues, that do not require an understanding of
+the different submodules of Matplotlib.
+This helps the contributor become familiar with the contribution
 workflow, and for the core devs to become acquainted with the contributor;
 besides which, we frequently underestimate how easy an issue is to solve!