diff --git a/routers/web/repo/compare.go b/routers/web/repo/compare.go
index 34d9710acb..8b99dd95da 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/compare.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/compare.go
@@ -402,12 +402,11 @@ func ParseCompareInfo(ctx *context.Context) *common.CompareInfo {
 		ci.HeadRepo = ctx.Repo.Repository
 		ci.HeadGitRepo = ctx.Repo.GitRepo
 	} else if has {
-		ci.HeadGitRepo, err = gitrepo.OpenRepository(ctx, ci.HeadRepo)
+		ci.HeadGitRepo, err = gitrepo.RepositoryFromRequestContextOrOpen(ctx, ci.HeadRepo)
 		if err != nil {
-			ctx.ServerError("OpenRepository", err)
+			ctx.ServerError("RepositoryFromRequestContextOrOpen", err)
 			return nil
 		}
-		defer ci.HeadGitRepo.Close()
 	} else {
 		ctx.NotFound(nil)
 		return nil
@@ -726,11 +725,6 @@ func getBranchesAndTagsForRepo(ctx gocontext.Context, repo *repo_model.Repositor
 // CompareDiff show different from one commit to another commit
 func CompareDiff(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ci := ParseCompareInfo(ctx)
-	defer func() {
-		if ci != nil && ci.HeadGitRepo != nil {
-			ci.HeadGitRepo.Close()
-		}
-	}()
 	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/pull.go b/routers/web/repo/pull.go
index 6a63240269..43ddc265cf 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/pull.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/pull.go
@@ -1296,11 +1296,6 @@ func CompareAndPullRequestPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 	)
 
 	ci := ParseCompareInfo(ctx)
-	defer func() {
-		if ci != nil && ci.HeadGitRepo != nil {
-			ci.HeadGitRepo.Close()
-		}
-	}()
 	if ctx.Written() {
 		return
 	}