diff --git a/src/pages/RepoPage/CommitsTab/CommitsTab.jsx b/src/pages/RepoPage/CommitsTab/CommitsTab.jsx
index a5072acc7c..e22943537b 100644
--- a/src/pages/RepoPage/CommitsTab/CommitsTab.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/RepoPage/CommitsTab/CommitsTab.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-import { Suspense, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import { Suspense, useState } from 'react'
 import { useHistory, useParams } from 'react-router-dom'
 
-import { useBranchHasCommits } from 'services/branches/useBranchHasCommits'
 import { useLocationParams } from 'services/navigation/useLocationParams'
 import { ALL_BRANCHES, useNavLinks } from 'services/navigation/useNavLinks'
 import { useRepoOverview } from 'services/repo'
@@ -60,37 +59,12 @@ function CommitsTab() {
     branchParam ?? overview?.defaultBranch
   )
 
-  const initialRenderDone = useRef(false)
-
-  const { data: branchHasCommits } = useBranchHasCommits({
-    provider,
-    owner,
-    repo,
-    branch: selectedBranch,
-    opts: {
-      suspense: true,
-      enabled: !initialRenderDone.current,
-    },
-  })
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (
-      branchHasCommits === false &&
-      selectedBranch !== ALL_BRANCHES &&
-      !initialRenderDone.current
-    ) {
-      initialRenderDone.current = true
-      setSelectedBranch(ALL_BRANCHES)
-    }
-  }, [branchHasCommits, selectedBranch])
-
   const { updateParams, selectedStates, setSelectedStates, search } =
     useControlParams()
 
   const {
     branchList,
     branchSelectorProps,
-    branchesFetchNextPage,
     branchListIsFetching,
     branchListHasNextPage,
     branchListFetchNextPage,
@@ -139,7 +113,6 @@ function CommitsTab() {
                 }}
                 onLoadMore={() => {
                   if (branchListHasNextPage) {
-                    branchesFetchNextPage()
                     branchListFetchNextPage()
                   }
                 }}
diff --git a/src/pages/RepoPage/CommitsTab/hooks/useCommitsTabBranchSelector.ts b/src/pages/RepoPage/CommitsTab/hooks/useCommitsTabBranchSelector.ts
index 7e0e45e1f5..277eb3f378 100644
--- a/src/pages/RepoPage/CommitsTab/hooks/useCommitsTabBranchSelector.ts
+++ b/src/pages/RepoPage/CommitsTab/hooks/useCommitsTabBranchSelector.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { useState } from 'react'
 import { useParams } from 'react-router-dom'
 
-import { useBranch, query as useBranchQuery } from 'services/branches/useBranch'
 import { useBranches } from 'services/branches/useBranches'
 
 interface URLParams {
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ export const useCommitsTabBranchSelector = ({
   const [branchSearchTerm, setBranchSearchTerm] = useState('')
 
   const {
-    data: branchList,
+    data: branchesData,
     isFetching: branchListIsFetching,
     hasNextPage: branchListHasNextPage,
     fetchNextPage: branchListFetchNextPage,
@@ -37,39 +36,17 @@ export const useCommitsTabBranchSelector = ({
     },
   })
 
-  const { data: branchesData, fetchNextPage: branchesFetchNextPage } =
-    useBranches({
-      repo,
-      owner,
-      provider,
-      filters: {},
-      opts: { suspense: false },
-    })
-
   const selectedBranch = passedBranch ?? defaultBranch
 
-  const { data: searchBranchValue } = useBranch({
-    provider,
-    owner,
-    repo,
-    branch: selectedBranch,
-    opts: {
-      queryKey: [
-        'GetCommitsTabSelectedBranch',
-        provider,
-        owner,
-        repo,
-        selectedBranch,
-        useBranchQuery,
-      ],
-      enabled: !!selectedBranch,
-    },
-  })
+  // Check if the selected branch exists in the branches list
+  const branchExists = branchesData?.branches?.some(
+    (branch) => branch?.name === selectedBranch
+  )
 
-  let selection = searchBranchValue?.branch?.name
+  let selection = selectedBranch
   if (isAllCommits) {
     selection = 'All branches'
-  } else if (!selection) {
+  } else if (!branchExists) {
     selection = 'Select branch'
   }
 
@@ -80,8 +57,7 @@ export const useCommitsTabBranchSelector = ({
       value: selection,
     },
     currentBranchSelected: selection,
-    branchesFetchNextPage,
-    branchList: branchList?.branches?.map((branch) => branch?.name) || [],
+    branchList: branchesData?.branches?.map((branch) => branch?.name) || [],
     branchListIsFetching,
     branchListHasNextPage,
     branchListFetchNextPage,