diff --git a/extensions/git/src/git.ts b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
index 8ae6053734e..f3de788998f 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/git.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
@@ -435,14 +435,13 @@ export class Git {
 					const [, letter] = match;
 
 					try {
-						let networkPath = await new Promise<string>(resolve =>
+						const networkPath = await new Promise<string>(resolve =>
 							realpath.native(`${letter}:`, { encoding: 'utf8' }, (err, resolvedPath) =>
 								// eslint-disable-next-line eqeqeq
 								resolve(err != null ? undefined : resolvedPath),
 							),
 						);
 						if (networkPath !== undefined) {
-							networkPath = `${networkPath}\\`;
 							return path.normalize(
 								repoUri.fsPath.replace(
 									networkPath,