diff --git a/extensions/git/src/blame.ts b/extensions/git/src/blame.ts
index 12182f1de8d..e4dda68c285 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/blame.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/blame.ts
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ export class GitBlameController {
 
 		const markdownString = new MarkdownString();
 		markdownString.isTrusted = true;
-		markdownString.supportHtml = true;
 		markdownString.supportThemeIcons = true;
 
 		// Author, date
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/timelineProvider.ts b/extensions/git/src/timelineProvider.ts
index 90d8d28c396..ae55d427bcc 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/timelineProvider.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/timelineProvider.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ export class GitTimelineItem extends TimelineItem {
 	setItemDetails(uri: Uri, hash: string | undefined, avatar: string | undefined, author: string, email: string | undefined, date: string, message: string, shortStat?: CommitShortStat, remoteSourceCommands: Command[] = []): void {
 		this.tooltip = new MarkdownString('', true);
 		this.tooltip.isTrusted = true;
-		this.tooltip.supportHtml = true;
 
 		const avatarMarkdown = avatar
 			? `![${author}](${avatar}|width=${AVATAR_SIZE},height=${AVATAR_SIZE})`