diff --git a/__tests__/runner.test.ts b/__tests__/runner.test.ts
index 02e4840..2ed2799 100644
--- a/__tests__/runner.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/runner.test.ts
@@ -14,43 +14,36 @@ import {Repo} from '../src/github-types'
 import Runner from '../src/runner'
 
 describe('Runner', () => {
-  function setUpDependencies({
-    draft,
-    prNumber,
-    baseSha,
-    excludeAuthor
-  }: {
-    draft: boolean
-    prNumber: number
-    baseSha: string
-    excludeAuthor?: boolean
-  }) {
-    const repo = {owner: 'tobyhs', repo: 'codemention'}
-    const pullRequest = {
+  let configurationReader: ConfigurationReader
+  let filesChangedReader: FilesChangedReader
+  let commentUpserterMock: Mock<CommentUpserter>
+  let runner: Runner
+
+  let repo: Repo
+  let context: Context
+  const prNumber = 123
+  const baseSha = 'bfc5b2d29cfa2db8ce40f6c60bc9629490fe1225'
+  let pullRequest: PullRequest
+  const configuration: Configuration = yaml.load(
+    fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'codemention.yml'), 'utf8')
+  ) as Configuration
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    repo = {owner: 'tobyhs', repo: 'codemention'}
+    pullRequest = {
       number: prNumber,
       base: {sha: baseSha},
-      draft,
+      draft: false,
       user: {
         login: 'testlogin'
       }
     } as PullRequest
-    const context = {
+    context = {
       repo,
       payload: {pull_request: pullRequest}
     } as unknown as Context
 
-    const configuration: Configuration = yaml.load(
-      fs.readFileSync(
-        path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'codemention.yml'),
-        'utf8'
-      )
-    ) as Configuration
-
-    if (excludeAuthor) {
-      configuration.excludeAuthor = true
-    }
-
-    const configurationReader = new Mock<ConfigurationReader>({
+    configurationReader = new Mock<ConfigurationReader>({
       injectorConfig: new EqualMatchingInjectorConfig()
     })
       .setup(async instance => instance.read(repo, baseSha))
@@ -61,40 +54,31 @@ describe('Runner', () => {
       'config/application.rb',
       '.github/workflows/codemention.yml'
     ]
-    const filesChangedReader = new Mock<FilesChangedReader>({
+    filesChangedReader = new Mock<FilesChangedReader>({
       injectorConfig: new EqualMatchingInjectorConfig()
     })
       .setup(async instance => instance.read(repo, prNumber))
       .returnsAsync(filesChanged)
       .object()
 
-    const commentUpserterMock = new Mock<CommentUpserter>({
+    commentUpserterMock = new Mock<CommentUpserter>({
       injectorConfig: new EqualMatchingInjectorConfig()
     })
     commentUpserterMock
       .setup(instance => instance.upsert(It.IsAny(), It.IsAny(), It.IsAny()))
       .returns(Promise.resolve())
 
-    const runner = new Runner(
+    runner = new Runner(
       configurationReader,
       filesChangedReader,
       commentUpserterMock.object()
     )
-
-    return {repo, runner, context, commentUpserterMock}
-  }
+  })
 
   describe('.run', () => {
     describe('when the pull request is a draft', () => {
       it('does not upsert a comment', async () => {
-        const prNumber = 123
-        const baseSha = 'bfc5b2d29cfa2db8ce40f6c60bc9629490fe1225'
-        const {runner, context, commentUpserterMock} = setUpDependencies({
-          draft: true,
-          prNumber,
-          baseSha
-        })
-
+        pullRequest.draft = true
         await runner.run(context)
         commentUpserterMock.verify(
           instance => instance.upsert(It.IsAny(), It.IsAny(), It.IsAny()),
@@ -104,19 +88,11 @@ describe('Runner', () => {
     })
 
     it('runs main logic of the GitHub action', async () => {
-      const prNumber = 123
-      const baseSha = 'bfc5b2d29cfa2db8ce40f6c60bc9629490fe1225'
-      const {repo, runner, context, commentUpserterMock} = setUpDependencies({
-        draft: false,
-        prNumber,
-        baseSha
-      })
-
       await runner.run(context)
       const matchingRules = [
         {
           patterns: ['config/**'],
-          mentions: ['sysadmin', 'testlogin']
+          mentions: ['sysadmin']
         },
         {
           patterns: ['.github/**', 'spec/*.rb'],
@@ -124,42 +100,8 @@ describe('Runner', () => {
         }
       ]
       commentUpserterMock.verify(instance =>
-        instance.upsert(repo, prNumber, matchingRules, {
-          preamble: 'testing preamble',
-          epilogue: 'testing epilogue'
-        })
+        instance.upsert(repo, prNumber, matchingRules, {preamble: 'testing preamble', epilogue: 'testing epilogue'})
       )
     })
-
-    describe('when excludeAuthor configuration is specified', () => {
-      it('does not include the author in the comment', async () => {
-        const prNumber = 123
-        const baseSha = 'bfc5b2d29cfa2db8ce40f6c60bc9629490fe1225'
-        const {repo, runner, context, commentUpserterMock} = setUpDependencies({
-          draft: false,
-          prNumber,
-          baseSha,
-          excludeAuthor: true
-        })
-
-        await runner.run(context)
-        const matchingRules = [
-          {
-            patterns: ['config/**'],
-            mentions: ['sysadmin']
-          },
-          {
-            patterns: ['.github/**', 'spec/*.rb'],
-            mentions: ['ci']
-          }
-        ]
-        commentUpserterMock.verify(instance =>
-          instance.upsert(repo, prNumber, matchingRules, {
-            preamble: 'testing preamble',
-            epilogue: 'testing epilogue'
-          })
-        )
-      })
-    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/configuration.ts b/src/configuration.ts
index 106ef74..f6f77b0 100644
--- a/src/configuration.ts
+++ b/src/configuration.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,4 @@ export interface Configuration {
   rules: MentionRule[]
   /** Configuration for comment */
   commentConfiguration?: CommentConfiguration
-  /** Whether to exclude PR author from mentions */
-  excludeAuthor?: boolean
 }
diff --git a/src/runner.ts b/src/runner.ts
index 5489c2d..1f7acdc 100644
--- a/src/runner.ts
+++ b/src/runner.ts
@@ -41,23 +41,22 @@ export default class Runner {
       this.configurationReader.read(repo, pullRequest.base.sha),
       this.filesChangedReader.read(repo, pullRequest.number)
     ])
-    const matchingRules = configuration.rules.filter(
-      rule => micromatch(filesChanged, rule.patterns).length > 0
-    )
-    const filteredRules = configuration.excludeAuthor
-      ? matchingRules
-          .map((rule: MentionRule) => ({
-            ...rule,
-            mentions: rule.mentions.filter(
-              mention => mention !== pullRequest.user.login
-            )
-          }))
-          .filter(rule => rule.mentions.length > 0)
-      : matchingRules
+
+    // filter out the PR author so that they don't get double-notified
+    const matchingRules = configuration.rules
+      .filter(rule => micromatch(filesChanged, rule.patterns).length > 0)
+      .map((rule: MentionRule) => ({
+        ...rule,
+        mentions: rule.mentions.filter(
+          mention => mention !== pullRequest.user.login
+        )
+      }))
+      .filter(rule => rule.mentions.length > 0)
+
     await this.commentUpserter.upsert(
       repo,
       pullRequest.number,
-      filteredRules,
+      matchingRules,
       configuration.commentConfiguration
     )
   }