diff --git a/actions/src/issues/checkIssueLabels.js b/actions/src/issues/checkIssueLabels.js
index 7aec3400..5d88ec1f 100644
--- a/actions/src/issues/checkIssueLabels.js
+++ b/actions/src/issues/checkIssueLabels.js
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ const checkLabels = async () => {
 const handleGoodFirstIssueLabel = async (octokit, user) => {
   const issueNumber = context.payload.issue.number;
   // Comment on the issue and ping the onboarding team lead.
-  var commentBody = 'Hi @' + user + ', only certain users are allowed to add good first issue labels. Looping in @oppia/oppia-good-first-issue-labelers to add the label.';
+  var commentBody = (
+    'Hi @' + user + ', only certain users are allowed to add good ' +
+    'first issue labels. Looping in @oppia/oppia-good-first-issue-labelers ' + 
+    'to add the label.'
+  );
   await octokit.issues.createComment(
     {
       body: commentBody,
@@ -67,15 +71,6 @@ const handleGoodFirstIssueLabel = async (octokit, user) => {
     owner: context.repo.owner,
     repo: context.repo.repo
   });
-
-  // Assign issue to Team Lead.
-  core.info(`Assigning to ${whitelist.teamLeads.onboardingTeam}.`);
-  await octokit.issues.addAssignees({
-    issue_number: issueNumber,
-    owner: context.repo.owner,
-    repo: context.repo.repo,
-    assignees: [whitelist.teamLeads.onboardingTeam],
-  });
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/spec/checkIssueLabelsSpec.js b/spec/checkIssueLabelsSpec.js
index fe6bb752..c112a828 100644
--- a/spec/checkIssueLabelsSpec.js
+++ b/spec/checkIssueLabelsSpec.js
@@ -101,16 +101,6 @@ describe('Check Issue Labels Module', () => {
         repo: payload.repository.name,
       });
     });
-
-    it('should assign team lead', () => {
-      expect(octokit.issues.addAssignees).toHaveBeenCalled();
-      expect(octokit.issues.addAssignees).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        issue_number: payload.issue.number,
-        assignees: [whitelist.teamLeads.onboardingTeam],
-        owner: payload.repository.owner.login,
-        repo: payload.repository.name,
-      });
-    });
   });
 
   describe('check for good first issue by whitelisted user', () => {
diff --git a/userWhitelist.json b/userWhitelist.json
index 2cc5cd4f..f265951a 100644
--- a/userWhitelist.json
+++ b/userWhitelist.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
   ],
   "codeOwnerFileReviewer":"DubeySandeep",
   "teamLeads": {
+    "onboardingTeam": "DubeySandeep",
     "releaseTeam": "vojtechjelinek",
     "welfareTeam": "DubeySandeep"
   },