diff --git a/src/GitUtils.ps1 b/src/GitUtils.ps1
index 2396bcb1b..62236da54 100644
--- a/src/GitUtils.ps1
+++ b/src/GitUtils.ps1
@@ -352,10 +352,9 @@ function Get-GitStatus {
                         continue
                     }
 
-                    '^## (?<branch>\S+?)(?:\.\.\.(?<upstream>\S+))?(?: \[(?:ahead (?<ahead>\d+))?(?:, )?(?:behind (?<behind>\d+))?(?<gone>gone)?\])?$' {
+                    '^## \S+?(?:\.\.\.(?<upstream>\S+))?(?: \[(?:ahead (?<ahead>\d+))?(?:, )?(?:behind (?<behind>\d+))?(?<gone>gone)?\])?$' {
                         if ($sw) { dbg "Status: $_" $sw }
 
-                        $branch = $matches['branch']
                         $upstream = $matches['upstream']
                         $aheadBy = [int]$matches['ahead']
                         $behindBy = [int]$matches['behind']
@@ -363,13 +362,6 @@ function Get-GitStatus {
                         continue
                     }
 
-                    '^## Initial commit on (?<branch>\S+)$' {
-                        if ($sw) { dbg "Status: $_" $sw }
-
-                        $branch = $matches['branch']
-                        continue
-                    }
-
                     default { if ($sw) { dbg "Status: $_" $sw } }
                 }
             }