diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/creates_commit.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/creates_commit.rb
index e5c4044631451f5281d0d65b2fb3b0159d853ea9..dacb5679dd300fde4a034ba762960ee5a41610e7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/creates_commit.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/creates_commit.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ module CreatesCommit
   def create_commit(service, success_path:, failure_path:, failure_view: nil, success_notice: nil)
     set_commit_variables
 
-    source_branch = @ref if @ref && @repository.branch_exists?(@ref)
     commit_params = @commit_params.merge(
       source_project: @project,
-      source_branch: source_branch,
+      source_branch: @ref,
       target_branch: @target_branch
     )