diff --git a/extensions/git/src/decorationProvider.ts b/extensions/git/src/decorationProvider.ts
index 943af377eb7..9e3e356628d 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/decorationProvider.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/decorationProvider.ts
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@ class GitIncomingChangesFileDecorationProvider implements FileDecorationProvider
 
 	constructor(private readonly repository: Repository) {
 		this.disposables.push(window.registerFileDecorationProvider(this));
-		repository.historyProvider.onDidChangeCurrentHistoryItemGroupBase(this.onDidChangeCurrentHistoryItemGroupBase, this, this.disposables);
+		repository.historyProvider.onDidChangeCurrentHistoryItemGroup(this.onDidChangeCurrentHistoryItemGroup, this, this.disposables);
 	}
 
-	private async onDidChangeCurrentHistoryItemGroupBase(): Promise<void> {
+	private async onDidChangeCurrentHistoryItemGroup(): Promise<void> {
 		const newDecorations = new Map<string, FileDecoration>();
 		await this.collectIncomingChangesFileDecorations(newDecorations);
 		const uris = new Set([...this.decorations.keys()].concat([...newDecorations.keys()]));
diff --git a/extensions/git/src/historyProvider.ts b/extensions/git/src/historyProvider.ts
index 64230ecf46b..d7f547b6b03 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/historyProvider.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/historyProvider.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ export class GitHistoryProvider implements SourceControlHistoryProvider, FileDec
 	private readonly _onDidChangeCurrentHistoryItemGroup = new EventEmitter<void>();
 	readonly onDidChangeCurrentHistoryItemGroup: Event<void> = this._onDidChangeCurrentHistoryItemGroup.event;
 
-	private readonly _onDidChangeCurrentHistoryItemGroupBase = new EventEmitter<void>();
-	readonly onDidChangeCurrentHistoryItemGroupBase: Event<void> = this._onDidChangeCurrentHistoryItemGroupBase.event;
-
 	private readonly _onDidChangeDecorations = new EventEmitter<Uri[]>();
 	readonly onDidChangeFileDecorations: Event<Uri[]> = this._onDidChangeDecorations.event;
 
@@ -29,8 +26,6 @@ export class GitHistoryProvider implements SourceControlHistoryProvider, FileDec
 	set currentHistoryItemGroup(value: SourceControlHistoryItemGroup | undefined) {
 		this._currentHistoryItemGroup = value;
 		this._onDidChangeCurrentHistoryItemGroup.fire();
-
-		this.logger.trace('GitHistoryProvider:onDidRunGitStatus - currentHistoryItemGroup:', JSON.stringify(value));
 	}
 
 	private historyItemDecorations = new Map<string, FileDecoration>();
@@ -59,12 +54,13 @@ export class GitHistoryProvider implements SourceControlHistoryProvider, FileDec
 			return;
 		}
 
+		this._HEAD = this.repository.HEAD;
+
 		// Check if HEAD does not support incoming/outgoing (detached commit, tag)
 		if (!this.repository.HEAD?.name || !this.repository.HEAD?.commit || this.repository.HEAD.type === RefType.Tag) {
 			this.logger.trace('GitHistoryProvider:onDidRunGitStatus - HEAD does not support incoming/outgoing');
 
 			this.currentHistoryItemGroup = undefined;
-			this._HEAD = this.repository.HEAD;
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -78,16 +74,7 @@ export class GitHistoryProvider implements SourceControlHistoryProvider, FileDec
 				} : undefined
 		};
 
-		// Check if Upstream has changed
-		if (force ||
-			this._HEAD?.upstream?.name !== this.repository.HEAD?.upstream?.name ||
-			this._HEAD?.upstream?.remote !== this.repository.HEAD?.upstream?.remote ||
-			this._HEAD?.upstream?.commit !== this.repository.HEAD?.upstream?.commit) {
-			this.logger.trace(`GitHistoryProvider:onDidRunGitStatus - Upstream has changed (${force})`);
-			this._onDidChangeCurrentHistoryItemGroupBase.fire();
-		}
-
-		this._HEAD = this.repository.HEAD;
+		this.logger.trace(`GitHistoryProvider:onDidRunGitStatus - currentHistoryItemGroup (${force}): ${JSON.stringify(this.currentHistoryItemGroup)}`);
 	}
 
 	async provideHistoryItems(historyItemGroupId: string, options: SourceControlHistoryOptions): Promise<SourceControlHistoryItem[]> {