diff --git a/src/registrar/admin.py b/src/registrar/admin.py
index 74b83e2a0..82dba6e02 100644
--- a/src/registrar/admin.py
+++ b/src/registrar/admin.py
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ class DomainInformationAdmin(ListHeaderAdmin):
             "No other employees from your organization?",
             {"fields": ["no_other_contacts_rationale"]},
         ),
-        ("Anything else we should know? (optional)", {"fields": ["anything_else"]}),
+        ("Anything else?", {"fields": ["anything_else"]}),
         (
             "Requirements for operating .gov domains",
             {"fields": ["is_policy_acknowledged"]},
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ class DomainApplicationAdmin(ListHeaderAdmin):
             "No other employees from your organization?",
             {"fields": ["no_other_contacts_rationale"]},
         ),
-        ("Anything else we should know?", {"fields": ["anything_else"]}),
+        ("Anything else?", {"fields": ["anything_else"]}),
         (
             "Requirements for operating .gov domains",
             {"fields": ["is_policy_acknowledged"]},
diff --git a/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py b/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py
index c974fe18d..ad11ebfd3 100644
--- a/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py
+++ b/src/registrar/forms/application_wizard.py
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ class NoOtherContactsForm(RegistrarForm):
 class AnythingElseForm(RegistrarForm):
     anything_else = forms.CharField(
         required=False,
-        label="Anything else we should know?",
+        label="Anything else?",
         widget=forms.Textarea(),
         validators=[
             MaxLengthValidator(
diff --git a/src/registrar/migrations/0050_alter_domainapplication_anything_else_and_more.py b/src/registrar/migrations/0050_alter_domainapplication_anything_else_and_more.py
index 6cc14a219..a84e7e1c4 100644
--- a/src/registrar/migrations/0050_alter_domainapplication_anything_else_and_more.py
+++ b/src/registrar/migrations/0050_alter_domainapplication_anything_else_and_more.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Generated by Django 4.2.7 on 2023-11-29 02:47
+# Generated by Django 4.2.7 on 2023-11-29 19:05
 
 from django.db import migrations, models
 
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ class Migration(migrations.Migration):
         migrations.AlterField(
             model_name="domainapplication",
             name="anything_else",
-            field=models.TextField(blank=True, help_text="Anything else we should know? (optional)", null=True),
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True, help_text="Anything else?", null=True),
         ),
         migrations.AlterField(
             model_name="domaininformation",
             name="anything_else",
-            field=models.TextField(blank=True, help_text="Anything else we should know? (optional)", null=True),
+            field=models.TextField(blank=True, help_text="Anything else?", null=True),
         ),
     ]
diff --git a/src/registrar/migrations/0051_alter_domainapplication_anything_else_and_more.py b/src/registrar/migrations/0051_alter_domainapplication_anything_else_and_more.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c8f9c3f6..000000000
--- a/src/registrar/migrations/0051_alter_domainapplication_anything_else_and_more.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by Django 4.2.7 on 2023-11-29 16:51
-
-from django.db import migrations, models
-
-
-class Migration(migrations.Migration):
-    dependencies = [
-        ("registrar", "0050_alter_domainapplication_anything_else_and_more"),
-    ]
-
-    operations = [
-        migrations.AlterField(
-            model_name="domainapplication",
-            name="anything_else",
-            field=models.TextField(blank=True, help_text="Anything else we should know?", null=True),
-        ),
-        migrations.AlterField(
-            model_name="domaininformation",
-            name="anything_else",
-            field=models.TextField(blank=True, help_text="Anything else we should know?", null=True),
-        ),
-    ]
diff --git a/src/registrar/models/domain_application.py b/src/registrar/models/domain_application.py
index 6418ff308..d10539145 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/domain_application.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/domain_application.py
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ class DomainApplication(TimeStampedModel):
     anything_else = models.TextField(
         null=True,
         blank=True,
-        help_text="Anything else we should know?",
+        help_text="Anything else?",
     )
 
     is_policy_acknowledged = models.BooleanField(
diff --git a/src/registrar/models/domain_information.py b/src/registrar/models/domain_information.py
index 6e20f4c5e..62b0362ec 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/domain_information.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/domain_information.py
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class DomainInformation(TimeStampedModel):
     anything_else = models.TextField(
         null=True,
         blank=True,
-        help_text="Anything else we should know?",
+        help_text="Anything else?",
     )
 
     is_policy_acknowledged = models.BooleanField(
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/application_anything_else.html b/src/registrar/templates/application_anything_else.html
index ac9c9787c..f69b7e70e 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/application_anything_else.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/application_anything_else.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {% load field_helpers %}
 
 {% block form_instructions %}
-  <h2>Is there anything else we should know about your domain request? (optional)</h2>
+  <p>Is there anything else you'd like us to know about your domain request? This question is optional.</p>
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block form_required_fields_help_text %}
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/application_status.html b/src/registrar/templates/application_status.html
index 79d0f7ff9..3bf02f0e0 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/application_status.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/application_status.html
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 
     {% include "includes/summary_item.html" with title='Other employees from your organization' value=domainapplication.other_contacts.all contact='true' list='true' heading_level=heading_level %}
 
-    {% include "includes/summary_item.html" with title='Anything else we should know' value=domainapplication.anything_else|default:"No" heading_level=heading_level %}
+    {% include "includes/summary_item.html" with title='Anything else?' value=domainapplication.anything_else|default:"No" heading_level=heading_level %}
 
   {% endwith %}
   </div>
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/emails/includes/application_summary.txt b/src/registrar/templates/emails/includes/application_summary.txt
index 293dad2e4..c628e1074 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/emails/includes/application_summary.txt
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/emails/includes/application_summary.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ Other employees from your organization:
 {% for other in application.other_contacts.all %}
 {% spaceless %}{% include "emails/includes/contact.txt" with contact=other %}{% endspaceless %}
 {% endfor %}{% endif %}{% if application.anything_else %}
-Anything else we should know?
+Anything else?
 {{ application.anything_else }}
 {% endif %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/registrar/views/application.py b/src/registrar/views/application.py
index e907be8e5..dd185198f 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/application.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/application.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class ApplicationWizard(ApplicationWizardPermissionView, TemplateView):
         Step.YOUR_CONTACT: _("Your contact information"),
         Step.OTHER_CONTACTS: _("Other employees from your organization"),
         Step.NO_OTHER_CONTACTS: _("No other employees from your organization?"),
-        Step.ANYTHING_ELSE: _("Anything else we should know?"),
+        Step.ANYTHING_ELSE: _("Anything else?"),
         Step.REQUIREMENTS: _("Requirements for operating .gov domains"),
         Step.REVIEW: _("Review and submit your domain request"),
     }