diff --git a/src/ViewModels/CreateBranch.cs b/src/ViewModels/CreateBranch.cs
index 45b8ae34..b5d4d712 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/CreateBranch.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/CreateBranch.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             _repo = repo;
             _baseOnRevision = branch.Head;
 
-            if (!branch.IsLocal && repo.Branches.Find(x => x.IsLocal && x.Name == branch.Name) == null)
+            if (!branch.IsLocal)
                 Name = branch.Name;
 
             BasedOn = branch;