diff --git a/extensions/git/src/util.ts b/extensions/git/src/util.ts
index 2c6a1eaf206..e4940255602 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/util.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/util.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export function eventToPromise<T>(event: Event<T>): Promise<T> {
 	return new Promise(c => once(event)(c));
 }
 
+// TODO@Joao: replace with Object.assign
 export function assign<T>(destination: T, ...sources: any[]): T {
 	for (const source of sources) {
 		Object.keys(source).forEach(key => destination[key] = source[key]);