diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
index 3dbd19674..866ec90c3 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go
@@ -735,11 +735,7 @@ func (self *RefreshHelper) refreshBranches(refreshWorktrees bool, keepBranchSele
 
 func (self *RefreshHelper) refreshFilesAndSubmodules(background bool) error {
 	self.c.Mutexes().RefreshingFilesMutex.Lock()
-	self.c.State().SetIsRefreshingFiles(true)
-	defer func() {
-		self.c.State().SetIsRefreshingFiles(false)
-		self.c.Mutexes().RefreshingFilesMutex.Unlock()
-	}()
+	defer self.c.Mutexes().RefreshingFilesMutex.Unlock()
 
 	if err := self.refreshStateSubmoduleConfigs(); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index e23afd124..87a87f7b2 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -111,8 +111,6 @@ type Gui struct {
 
 	PopupHandler types.IPopupHandler
 
-	IsRefreshingFiles bool
-
 	// we use this to decide whether we'll return to the original directory that
 	// lazygit was opened in, or if we'll retain the one we're currently in.
 	RetainOriginalDir bool
@@ -175,14 +173,6 @@ func (self *StateAccessor) GetPagerConfig() *config.PagerConfig {
 	return self.gui.pagerConfig
 }
 
-func (self *StateAccessor) GetIsRefreshingFiles() bool {
-	return self.gui.IsRefreshingFiles
-}
-
-func (self *StateAccessor) SetIsRefreshingFiles(value bool) {
-	self.gui.IsRefreshingFiles = value
-}
-
 func (self *StateAccessor) GetShowExtrasWindow() bool {
 	return self.gui.ShowExtrasWindow
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/types/common.go b/pkg/gui/types/common.go
index 7621f8686..ad28972ae 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/types/common.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/types/common.go
@@ -377,8 +377,6 @@ type IStateAccessor interface {
 	// tells us whether we're currently updating lazygit
 	GetUpdating() bool
 	SetUpdating(bool)
-	SetIsRefreshingFiles(bool)
-	GetIsRefreshingFiles() bool
 	GetShowExtrasWindow() bool
 	SetShowExtrasWindow(bool)
 	GetRetainOriginalDir() bool