diff --git a/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb b/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb
index 22cba1c65d6df4771ae691ffc4fd2b7e1fdc2531..e6e77a8629897667da5ce4165477321ea0f5f19f 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ module Gitlab
 
       # Delete the specified branch from the repository
       def delete_branch(branch_name)
-        gitaly_migrate(:delete_branch) do |is_enabled|
+        gitaly_migrate(:delete_branch, status: Gitlab::GitalyClient::MigrationStatus::OPT_OUT) do |is_enabled|
           if is_enabled
             gitaly_ref_client.delete_branch(branch_name)
           else