diff --git a/extensions/github-browser/package.json b/extensions/github-browser/package.json
index f81eb2d45d6..44c5f89b22b 100644
--- a/extensions/github-browser/package.json
+++ b/extensions/github-browser/package.json
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@
   "main": "./out/extension.js",
   "contributes": {
     "commands": [
-      {
-        "command": "githubBrowser.openRepository",
-        "title": "Open GitHub Repository...",
-        "category": "GitHub Browser"
-      },
       {
         "command": "githubBrowser.commit",
         "title": "Commit",
@@ -55,7 +50,7 @@
       "commandPalette": [
         {
           "command": "githubBrowser.commit",
-          "when": "github.hasChanges"
+          "when": "false"
         },
         {
           "command": "githubBrowser.discardChanges",
diff --git a/extensions/github-browser/src/extension.ts b/extensions/github-browser/src/extension.ts
index fe61594935e..5c028c23cef 100644
--- a/extensions/github-browser/src/extension.ts
+++ b/extensions/github-browser/src/extension.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { GitHubApiContext, GitHubApi } from './github/api';
 import { GitHubFS } from './github/fs';
 import { VirtualSCM } from './scm';
 
-const repositoryRegex = /^(?:(?:https:\/\/)?github.com\/)?([^\/]+)\/([^\/]+?)(?:\/|.git|$)/i;
+// const repositoryRegex = /^(?:(?:https:\/\/)?github.com\/)?([^\/]+)\/([^\/]+?)(?:\/|.git|$)/i;
 
 export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
 	const contextStore = new ContextStore<GitHubApiContext>(context.workspaceState, GitHubFS.scheme);
@@ -27,34 +27,34 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
 		new VirtualSCM(GitHubFS.scheme, githubApi, changeStore)
 	);
 
-	commands.registerCommand('githubBrowser.openRepository', async () => {
-		const value = await window.showInputBox({
-			placeHolder: 'e.g. https://github.com/microsoft/vscode',
-			prompt: 'Enter a GitHub repository url',
-			validateInput: value => repositoryRegex.test(value) ? undefined : 'Invalid repository url'
-		});
+	// commands.registerCommand('githubBrowser.openRepository', async () => {
+	// 	const value = await window.showInputBox({
+	// 		placeHolder: 'e.g. https://github.com/microsoft/vscode',
+	// 		prompt: 'Enter a GitHub repository url',
+	// 		validateInput: value => repositoryRegex.test(value) ? undefined : 'Invalid repository url'
+	// 	});
 
-		if (value) {
-			const match = repositoryRegex.exec(value);
-			if (match) {
-				const [, owner, repo] = match;
+	// 	if (value) {
+	// 		const match = repositoryRegex.exec(value);
+	// 		if (match) {
+	// 			const [, owner, repo] = match;
 
-				const uri = Uri.parse(`codespace://HEAD/${owner}/${repo}`);
-				openWorkspace(uri, repo, 'currentWindow');
-			}
-		}
-	});
+	// 			const uri = Uri.parse(`codespace://HEAD/${owner}/${repo}`);
+	// 			openWorkspace(uri, repo, 'currentWindow');
+	// 		}
+	// 	}
+	// });
 }
 
 export function getRootUri(uri: Uri) {
 	return workspace.getWorkspaceFolder(uri)?.uri;
 }
 
-function openWorkspace(uri: Uri, name: string, location: 'currentWindow' | 'newWindow' | 'addToCurrentWorkspace') {
-	if (location === 'addToCurrentWorkspace') {
-		const count = (workspace.workspaceFolders && workspace.workspaceFolders.length) || 0;
-		return workspace.updateWorkspaceFolders(count, 0, { uri: uri, name: name });
-	}
+// function openWorkspace(uri: Uri, name: string, location: 'currentWindow' | 'newWindow' | 'addToCurrentWorkspace') {
+// 	if (location === 'addToCurrentWorkspace') {
+// 		const count = (workspace.workspaceFolders && workspace.workspaceFolders.length) || 0;
+// 		return workspace.updateWorkspaceFolders(count, 0, { uri: uri, name: name });
+// 	}
 
-	return commands.executeCommand('vscode.openFolder', uri, location === 'newWindow');
-}
+// 	return commands.executeCommand('vscode.openFolder', uri, location === 'newWindow');
+// }