diff --git a/services/repository/branch.go b/services/repository/branch.go
index e1a313749f..5a8d823eef 100644
--- a/services/repository/branch.go
+++ b/services/repository/branch.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
 	webhook_module "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/webhook"
 	notify_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/notify"
-	files_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/repository/files"
 
 	"xorm.io/builder"
 )
@@ -129,21 +128,7 @@ func loadOneBranch(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, dbBranch *g
 	p := protectedBranches.GetFirstMatched(branchName)
 	isProtected := p != nil
 
-	var divergence *git.DivergeObject
-
-	// it's not default branch
-	if repo.DefaultBranch != dbBranch.Name && !dbBranch.IsDeleted {
-		var err error
-		divergence, err = files_service.CountDivergingCommits(ctx, repo, git.BranchPrefix+branchName)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("CountDivergingCommits: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if divergence == nil {
-		// tolerate the error that we cannot get divergence
-		divergence = &git.DivergeObject{Ahead: -1, Behind: -1}
-	}
+	divergence := &git.DivergeObject{Ahead: -1, Behind: -1}
 
 	pr, err := issues_model.GetLatestPullRequestByHeadInfo(ctx, repo.ID, branchName)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl b/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl
index a577fed450..e102796315 100644
--- a/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/branch/list.tmpl
@@ -102,19 +102,6 @@
 							{{end}}
 							</td>
 							<td class="two wide ui">
-								{{if and (not .DBBranch.IsDeleted) $.DefaultBranchBranch}}
-								<div class="commit-divergence">
-									<div class="bar-group">
-										<div class="count count-behind">{{.CommitsBehind}}</div>
-										{{/* old code bears 0/0.0 = NaN output, so it might output invalid "width: NaNpx", it just works and doesn't caues any problem. */}}
-										<div class="bar bar-behind" style="width: {{Eval 100 "*" .CommitsBehind "/" "(" .CommitsBehind "+" .CommitsAhead "+" 0.0 ")"}}%"></div>
-									</div>
-									<div class="bar-group">
-										<div class="count count-ahead">{{.CommitsAhead}}</div>
-										<div class="bar bar-ahead" style="width: {{Eval 100 "*" .CommitsAhead "/" "(" .CommitsBehind "+" .CommitsAhead "+" 0.0 ")"}}%"></div>
-									</div>
-								</div>
-								{{end}}
 							</td>
 							<td class="two wide right aligned">
 								{{if not .LatestPullRequest}}