diff --git a/cli/src/commands/git/clone.rs b/cli/src/commands/git/clone.rs
index 8932b9508..c418f0e7c 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/git/clone.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/git/clone.rs
@@ -222,8 +222,7 @@ fn fetch_new_remote(
     with_remote_git_callbacks(ui, |cb| {
         git_fetch.fetch(remote_name, &[StringPattern::everything()], cb, depth)
     })?;
-    let default_branch =
-        with_remote_git_callbacks(ui, |cb| git_fetch.get_default_branch(remote_name, cb))?;
+    let default_branch = git_fetch.get_default_branch(remote_name)?;
     let import_stats = git_fetch.import_refs()?;
     print_git_import_stats(ui, fetch_tx.repo(), &import_stats, true)?;
     fetch_tx.finish(ui, "fetch from git remote into empty repo")?;
diff --git a/lib/src/git.rs b/lib/src/git.rs
index 03412388c..43a4df987 100644
--- a/lib/src/git.rs
+++ b/lib/src/git.rs
@@ -2207,11 +2207,10 @@ impl<'a> GitFetch<'a> {
     }
 
     /// Queries remote for the default branch name.
-    #[tracing::instrument(skip(self, _callbacks))]
+    #[tracing::instrument(skip(self))]
     pub fn get_default_branch(
         &self,
         remote_name: &RemoteName,
-        _callbacks: RemoteCallbacks<'_>,
     ) -> Result<Option<RefNameBuf>, GitFetchError> {
         if self
             .git_repo
diff --git a/lib/tests/test_git.rs b/lib/tests/test_git.rs
index a7b887fe9..2a223f12b 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test_git.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/test_git.rs
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ fn git_fetch(
         git::RemoteCallbacks::default(),
         None,
     )?;
-    let default_branch =
-        git_fetch.get_default_branch(remote_name, git::RemoteCallbacks::default())?;
+    let default_branch = git_fetch.get_default_branch(remote_name)?;
 
     let import_stats = git_fetch.import_refs().unwrap();
     let stats = GitFetchStats {