diff --git a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
index 4cd04213c41..87a59d9232d 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/repository.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-import { Uri, Command, EventEmitter, Event, scm, commands, SourceControl, SourceControlInputBox, SourceControlResourceGroup, SourceControlResourceState, SourceControlResourceDecorations, Disposable, ProgressLocation, window, workspace, WorkspaceEdit } from 'vscode';
+import { Uri, Command, EventEmitter, Event, scm, SourceControl, SourceControlInputBox, SourceControlResourceGroup, SourceControlResourceState, SourceControlResourceDecorations, Disposable, ProgressLocation, window, workspace, WorkspaceEdit } from 'vscode';
 import { Repository as BaseRepository, Ref, Branch, Remote, Commit, GitErrorCodes, Stash } from './git';
 import { anyEvent, filterEvent, eventToPromise, dispose, find } from './util';
 import { memoize, throttle, debounce } from './decorators';
@@ -359,7 +359,6 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 		this.indexGroup.resourceStates = [];
 		this.workingTreeGroup.resourceStates = [];
 		this._sourceControl.count = 0;
-		commands.executeCommand('setContext', 'gitState', '');
 	}
 
 	get root(): string {
@@ -786,7 +785,6 @@ export class Repository implements Disposable {
 			case State.Disposed: stateContextKey = 'norepo'; break;
 		}
 
-		commands.executeCommand('setContext', 'gitState', stateContextKey);
 		this._onDidChangeStatus.fire();
 	}