diff --git a/routers/web/repo/setting/setting.go b/routers/web/repo/setting/setting.go
index dd887d6edfe9d..f9e00ccd3a5d3 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/setting/setting.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/setting/setting.go
@@ -207,11 +207,6 @@ func handleSettingsPostUpdate(ctx *context.Context) {
 	repo.Website = form.Website
 	repo.IsTemplate = form.Template
 
-	// Visibility of forked repository is forced sync with base repository.
-	if repo.IsFork {
-		form.Private = repo.BaseRepo.IsPrivate || repo.BaseRepo.Owner.Visibility == structs.VisibleTypePrivate
-	}
-
 	if err := repo_service.UpdateRepository(ctx, repo, false); err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("UpdateRepository", err)
 		return
diff --git a/services/forms/repo_form.go b/services/forms/repo_form.go
index 67f24c4cbe0f7..7148f44e89bb3 100644
--- a/services/forms/repo_form.go
+++ b/services/forms/repo_form.go
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ type RepoSettingForm struct {
 	PushMirrorPassword     string
 	PushMirrorSyncOnCommit bool
 	PushMirrorInterval     string
-	Private                bool
 	Template               bool
 	EnablePrune            bool