diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go
index 4b0a23692..14a6c5449 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader.go
@@ -589,20 +589,8 @@ func (self *CommitLoader) getExistingMainBranches() []string {
 				return
 			}
 
-			// If this failed, a local branch for this main branch doesn't exist or it
-			// has no upstream configured. Try looking for one in the "origin" remote.
-			ref := "refs/remotes/origin/" + branchName
-			if err := self.cmd.New(
-				NewGitCmd("rev-parse").Arg("--verify", "--quiet", ref).ToArgv(),
-			).DontLog().Run(); err == nil {
-				existingBranches[i] = ref
-				return
-			}
-
-			// If this failed as well, try if we have the main branch as a local
-			// branch. This covers the case where somebody is using git locally
-			// for something, but never pushing anywhere.
-			ref = "refs/heads/" + branchName
+			// If this failed, fallback to the local branch
+			ref := "refs/heads/" + branchName
 			if err := self.cmd.New(
 				NewGitCmd("rev-parse").Arg("--verify", "--quiet", ref).ToArgv(),
 			).DontLog().Run(); err == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go
index 3f8fbd58e..7ae514e94 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/commit_loader_test.go
@@ -74,12 +74,10 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 				// here it's actually getting all the commits in a formatted form, one per line
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%s%x00%m", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, commitsOutput, nil).
 				// here it's testing which of the configured main branches have an upstream
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "master@{u}"}, "refs/remotes/origin/master", nil).       // this one does
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "main@{u}"}, "", errors.New("error")).                   // this one doesn't, so it checks origin instead
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--verify", "--quiet", "refs/remotes/origin/main"}, "", nil).                    // yep, origin/main exists
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "develop@{u}"}, "", errors.New("error")).                // this one doesn't, so it checks origin instead
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--verify", "--quiet", "refs/remotes/origin/develop"}, "", errors.New("error")). // doesn't exist there, either, so it checks for a local branch
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--verify", "--quiet", "refs/heads/develop"}, "", errors.New("error")).          // no local branch either
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "master@{u}"}, "refs/remotes/origin/master", nil). // this one does
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "main@{u}"}, "refs/remotes/origin/main", nil).     // this one does too
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "develop@{u}"}, "", errors.New("error")).          // this one doesn't, so check for a local branch
+				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--verify", "--quiet", "refs/heads/develop"}, "", errors.New("error")).    // no local branch either
 				// here it's seeing where our branch diverged from the master branch so that we can mark that commit and parent commits as 'merged'
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"merge-base", "HEAD", "refs/remotes/origin/master", "refs/remotes/origin/main"}, "26c07b1ab33860a1a7591a0638f9925ccf497ffa", nil),
 
@@ -212,10 +210,8 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"log", "HEAD", "--topo-order", "--oneline", "--pretty=format:%H%x00%at%x00%aN%x00%ae%x00%D%x00%p%x00%s%x00%m", "--abbrev=40", "--no-show-signature", "--"}, singleCommitOutput, nil).
 				// here it's testing which of the configured main branches exist; neither does
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "master@{u}"}, "", errors.New("error")).
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--verify", "--quiet", "refs/remotes/origin/master"}, "", errors.New("error")).
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--verify", "--quiet", "refs/heads/master"}, "", errors.New("error")).
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "main@{u}"}, "", errors.New("error")).
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--verify", "--quiet", "refs/remotes/origin/main"}, "", errors.New("error")).
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--verify", "--quiet", "refs/heads/main"}, "", errors.New("error")),
 
 			expectedCommits: []*models.Commit{
@@ -250,7 +246,6 @@ func TestGetCommits(t *testing.T) {
 				// here it's testing which of the configured main branches exist
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "master@{u}"}, "refs/remotes/origin/master", nil).
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "main@{u}"}, "", errors.New("error")).
-				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--verify", "--quiet", "refs/remotes/origin/main"}, "", errors.New("error")).
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--verify", "--quiet", "refs/heads/main"}, "", errors.New("error")).
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "develop@{u}"}, "refs/remotes/origin/develop", nil).
 				ExpectGitArgs([]string{"rev-parse", "--symbolic-full-name", "1.0-hotfixes@{u}"}, "refs/remotes/origin/1.0-hotfixes", nil).