diff --git a/pkg/commands/github.go b/pkg/commands/github.go
index 823624cf5..dca4fb34d 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/github.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/github.go
@@ -21,20 +21,18 @@ func (c *GitCommand) GithubMostRecentPRs() ([]*models.GithubPullRequest, error)
 	return prs, nil
 }
 
-func (c *GitCommand) GenerateGithubPullRequestMap(prs []*models.GithubPullRequest, branches []*models.Branch) (map[*models.Branch]*models.GithubPullRequest, bool) {
+func (c *GitCommand) GenerateGithubPullRequestMap(prs []*models.GithubPullRequest, branches []*models.Branch) map[*models.Branch]*models.GithubPullRequest {
 	res := map[*models.Branch]*models.GithubPullRequest{}
 
 	if len(prs) == 0 {
-		return res, false
+		return res
 	}
 
 	remotesToOwnersMap, _ := c.GetRemotesToOwnersMap()
 	if len(remotesToOwnersMap) == 0 {
-		return res, false
+		return res
 	}
 
-	foundBranchWithGithubPullRequest := false
-
 	prWithStringKey := map[string]models.GithubPullRequest{}
 
 	for _, pr := range prs {
@@ -56,10 +54,8 @@ func (c *GitCommand) GenerateGithubPullRequestMap(prs []*models.GithubPullReques
 			continue
 		}
 
-		foundBranchWithGithubPullRequest = true
-
 		res[branch] = &pr
 	}
 
-	return res, foundBranchWithGithubPullRequest
+	return res
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go b/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go
index 4b9a8b573..01368704f 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/branches_panel.go
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshBranches() {
 		_ = gui.surfaceError(err)
 	}
 	gui.State.Branches = builder.Build()
-	_, branchesWithGithubPullRequests := builder.GitCommand.GenerateGithubPullRequestMap(gui.State.GithubRecentPRs, gui.State.Branches)
-	gui.State.BranchesWithGithubPullRequests = branchesWithGithubPullRequests
 
 	if err := gui.postRefreshUpdate(gui.State.Contexts.Branches); err != nil {
 		gui.Log.Error(err)
diff --git a/pkg/gui/commits_panel.go b/pkg/gui/commits_panel.go
index 81423b0fe..c9dd5169a 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/commits_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/commits_panel.go
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshReflogCommitsConsideringStartup() {
 			// The github cli can be quite slow so we load the github PRs sparately
 			gui.refreshGithubPullRequests()
 			wg.Wait()
-			_, branchesWithGithubPullRequests := gui.GitCommand.GenerateGithubPullRequestMap(gui.State.GithubRecentPRs, gui.State.Branches)
-			gui.State.BranchesWithGithubPullRequests = branchesWithGithubPullRequests
-
 			_ = gui.postRefreshUpdate(gui.State.Contexts.Branches)
 		})
 	case COMPLETE:
diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index ba8af1108..4d62e08c1 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -287,14 +287,13 @@ type guiMutexes struct {
 type guiState struct {
 	// the file panels (files and commit files) can render as a tree, so we have
 	// managers for them which handle rendering a flat list of files in tree form
-	FileManager                    *filetree.FileManager
-	CommitFileManager              *filetree.CommitFileManager
-	Submodules                     []*models.SubmoduleConfig
-	Branches                       []*models.Branch
-	GithubRecentPRs                []*models.GithubPullRequest
-	BranchesWithGithubPullRequests bool
-	Commits                        []*models.Commit
-	StashEntries                   []*models.StashEntry
+	FileManager       *filetree.FileManager
+	CommitFileManager *filetree.CommitFileManager
+	Submodules        []*models.SubmoduleConfig
+	Branches          []*models.Branch
+	GithubRecentPRs   []*models.GithubPullRequest
+	Commits           []*models.Commit
+	StashEntries      []*models.StashEntry
 	// Suggestions will sometimes appear when typing into a prompt
 	Suggestions []*types.Suggestion
 	// FilteredReflogCommits are the ones that appear in the reflog panel.
@@ -733,7 +732,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) setColorScheme() error {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) GetPr(branch *models.Branch) (*models.GithubPullRequest, bool) {
-	prs, _ := gui.GitCommand.GenerateGithubPullRequestMap(gui.State.GithubRecentPRs, []*models.Branch{branch})
+	prs := gui.GitCommand.GenerateGithubPullRequestMap(gui.State.GithubRecentPRs, []*models.Branch{branch})
 	pr, hasPr := prs[branch]
 
 	return pr, hasPr
diff --git a/pkg/gui/list_context_config.go b/pkg/gui/list_context_config.go
index 0361655ce..90a54cfa4 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/list_context_config.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/list_context_config.go
@@ -66,15 +66,13 @@ func (gui *Gui) branchesListContext() *ListContext {
 		OnFocus:        gui.handleBranchSelect,
 		Gui:            gui,
 		GetDisplayStrings: func() [][]string {
-			prs, branchesWithGithubPullRequests := gui.GitCommand.GenerateGithubPullRequestMap(gui.State.GithubRecentPRs, gui.State.Branches)
-			gui.State.BranchesWithGithubPullRequests = branchesWithGithubPullRequests
+			prs := gui.GitCommand.GenerateGithubPullRequestMap(gui.State.GithubRecentPRs, gui.State.Branches)
 
 			return presentation.GetBranchListDisplayStrings(
 				gui.State.Branches,
 				prs,
 				gui.State.ScreenMode != SCREEN_NORMAL,
 				gui.State.Modes.Diffing.Ref,
-				gui.State.BranchesWithGithubPullRequests,
 			)
 		},
 		SelectedItem: func() (ListItem, bool) {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
index 6b02fc135..45f31c7c4 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@ func GetBranchListDisplayStrings(
 	branches []*models.Branch,
 	prs map[*models.Branch]*models.GithubPullRequest,
 	fullDescription bool,
-	diffName string,
-	showGithub bool) [][]string {
+	diffName string) [][]string {
 	lines := make([][]string, len(branches))
 
 	for i := range branches {
 		diffed := branches[i].Name == diffName
-		lines[i] = getBranchDisplayStrings(branches[i], prs, fullDescription, diffed, showGithub)
+		lines[i] = getBranchDisplayStrings(branches[i], prs, fullDescription, diffed)
 	}
 
 	return lines
@@ -31,8 +30,7 @@ func getBranchDisplayStrings(
 	b *models.Branch,
 	prs map[*models.Branch]*models.GithubPullRequest,
 	fullDescription bool,
-	diffed,
-	showGithub bool) []string {
+	diffed bool) []string {
 	displayName := b.Name
 	if b.DisplayName != "" {
 		displayName = b.DisplayName
@@ -53,10 +51,8 @@ func getBranchDisplayStrings(
 	}
 
 	res := []string{recencyColor.Sprint(b.Recency), coloredName}
-	if showGithub {
-		pr, hasPr := prs[b]
-		res = append(res, coloredPrNumber(pr, hasPr))
-	}
+	pr, hasPr := prs[b]
+	res = append(res, coloredPrNumber(pr, hasPr))
 
 	if fullDescription {
 		return append(res, style.FgYellow.Sprint(b.UpstreamName))
@@ -107,5 +103,5 @@ func coloredPrNumber(pr *models.GithubPullRequest, hasPr bool) string {
 		return colour.Sprint("#" + strconv.Itoa(pr.Number))
 	}
 
-	return ""
+	return ("")
 }