diff --git a/extensions/git/src/actionButton.ts b/extensions/git/src/actionButton.ts
index 0c94636fff2..63eefb1de02 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/actionButton.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/actionButton.ts
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ export class ActionButton {
 		const isCommitInProgress =
 			this.repository.operations.isRunning(OperationKind.Commit) ||
 			this.repository.operations.isRunning(OperationKind.PostCommitCommand) ||
-			this.repository.operations.isRunning(OperationKind.MergeContinue) ||
 			this.repository.operations.isRunning(OperationKind.RebaseContinue);
 
 		const isSyncInProgress =
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/git.ts b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
index 2944f1d2f17..2f0d11bd488 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/git.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
@@ -1896,16 +1896,6 @@ export class Repository {
 		await this.exec(['merge', '--abort']);
 	}
 
-	async mergeContinue(): Promise<void> {
-		const args = ['merge', '--continue'];
-
-		try {
-			await this.exec(args, { env: { GIT_EDITOR: 'true' } });
-		} catch (commitErr) {
-			await this.handleCommitError(commitErr);
-		}
-	}
-
 	async tag(options: { name: string; message?: string; ref?: string }): Promise<void> {
 		let args = ['tag'];
 
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/operation.ts b/extensions/git/src/operation.ts
index 4946c70d966..d8b2773f1c2 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/operation.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/operation.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ export const enum OperationKind {
 	Merge = 'Merge',
 	MergeAbort = 'MergeAbort',
 	MergeBase = 'MergeBase',
-	MergeContinue = 'MergeContinue',
 	Move = 'Move',
 	PostCommitCommand = 'PostCommitCommand',
 	Pull = 'Pull',
@@ -70,10 +69,10 @@ export type Operation = AddOperation | ApplyOperation | BlameOperation | BranchO
 	DeleteRefOperation | DeleteRemoteRefOperation | DeleteTagOperation | DiffOperation | FetchOperation | FindTrackingBranchesOperation |
 	GetBranchOperation | GetBranchesOperation | GetCommitTemplateOperation | GetObjectDetailsOperation | GetObjectFilesOperation | GetRefsOperation |
 	GetRemoteRefsOperation | HashObjectOperation | IgnoreOperation | LogOperation | LogFileOperation | MergeOperation | MergeAbortOperation |
-	MergeBaseOperation | MergeContinueOperation | MoveOperation | PostCommitCommandOperation | PullOperation | PushOperation | RemoteOperation |
-	RenameBranchOperation | RemoveOperation | ResetOperation | RebaseOperation | RebaseAbortOperation | RebaseContinueOperation | RefreshOperation |
-	RevertFilesOperation | RevListOperation | RevParseOperation | SetBranchUpstreamOperation | ShowOperation | StageOperation | StatusOperation |
-	StashOperation | SubmoduleUpdateOperation | SyncOperation | TagOperation;
+	MergeBaseOperation | MoveOperation | PostCommitCommandOperation | PullOperation | PushOperation | RemoteOperation | RenameBranchOperation |
+	RemoveOperation | ResetOperation | RebaseOperation | RebaseAbortOperation | RebaseContinueOperation | RefreshOperation | RevertFilesOperation |
+	RevListOperation | RevParseOperation | SetBranchUpstreamOperation | ShowOperation | StageOperation | StatusOperation | StashOperation |
+	SubmoduleUpdateOperation | SyncOperation | TagOperation;
 
 type BaseOperation = { kind: OperationKind; blocking: boolean; readOnly: boolean; remote: boolean; retry: boolean; showProgress: boolean };
 export type AddOperation = BaseOperation & { kind: OperationKind.Add };
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ export type LogFileOperation = BaseOperation & { kind: OperationKind.LogFile };
 export type MergeOperation = BaseOperation & { kind: OperationKind.Merge };
 export type MergeAbortOperation = BaseOperation & { kind: OperationKind.MergeAbort };
 export type MergeBaseOperation = BaseOperation & { kind: OperationKind.MergeBase };
-export type MergeContinueOperation = BaseOperation & { kind: OperationKind.MergeContinue };
 export type MoveOperation = BaseOperation & { kind: OperationKind.Move };
 export type PostCommitCommandOperation = BaseOperation & { kind: OperationKind.PostCommitCommand };
 export type PullOperation = BaseOperation & { kind: OperationKind.Pull };
@@ -166,7 +164,6 @@ export const Operation = {
 	Merge: { kind: OperationKind.Merge, blocking: false, readOnly: false, remote: false, retry: false, showProgress: true } as MergeOperation,
 	MergeAbort: { kind: OperationKind.MergeAbort, blocking: false, readOnly: false, remote: false, retry: false, showProgress: true } as MergeAbortOperation,
 	MergeBase: { kind: OperationKind.MergeBase, blocking: false, readOnly: true, remote: false, retry: false, showProgress: true } as MergeBaseOperation,
-	MergeContinue: { kind: OperationKind.MergeContinue, blocking: true, readOnly: false, remote: false, retry: false, showProgress: true } as MergeAbortOperation,
 	Move: { kind: OperationKind.Move, blocking: false, readOnly: false, remote: false, retry: false, showProgress: true } as MoveOperation,
 	PostCommitCommand: { kind: OperationKind.PostCommitCommand, blocking: false, readOnly: false, remote: false, retry: false, showProgress: true } as PostCommitCommandOperation,
 	Pull: { kind: OperationKind.Pull, blocking: true, readOnly: false, remote: true, retry: true, showProgress: true } as PullOperation,
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index 813b94e8ff0..ca8974f2fc5 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -1294,20 +1294,7 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 		const workingGroupResources = opts.all && opts.all !== 'tracked' ?
 			[...this.workingTreeGroup.resourceStates.map(r => r.resourceUri.fsPath)] : [];
 
-		if (this.mergeInProgress) {
-			await this.run(
-				Operation.MergeContinue,
-				async () => {
-					if (opts.all) {
-						const addOpts = opts.all === 'tracked' ? { update: true } : {};
-						await this.repository.add([], addOpts);
-					}
-
-					await this.repository.mergeContinue();
-					await this.commitOperationCleanup(message, indexResources, workingGroupResources);
-				},
-				() => this.commitOperationGetOptimisticResourceGroups(opts));
-		} else if (this.rebaseCommit) {
+		if (this.rebaseCommit) {
 			await this.run(
 				Operation.RebaseContinue,
 				async () => {