diff --git a/crates/gitbutler-branch-actions/src/branch_manager/branch_creation.rs b/crates/gitbutler-branch-actions/src/branch_manager/branch_creation.rs
index bb3c008e79..8de675fcd8 100644
--- a/crates/gitbutler-branch-actions/src/branch_manager/branch_creation.rs
+++ b/crates/gitbutler-branch-actions/src/branch_manager/branch_creation.rs
@@ -328,15 +328,7 @@ impl BranchManager<'_> {
             }
         }
 
-        // Do we need to rebase the branch on top of the default target?
-
-        let has_change_id = repo
-            .find_commit(stack.head_oid(&gix_repo)?.to_git2())?
-            .change_id()
-            .is_some();
-        // If the branch has no change ID for the head commit, we want to rebase it even if the base is the same
-        // This way stacking functionality which relies on change IDs will work as expected
-        if merge_base != default_target.sha || !has_change_id {
+        if merge_base != default_target.sha {
             let mut rebase_output = None;
             let new_head = if stack.allow_rebasing {
                 let gix_repo = self.ctx.gix_repo()?;