diff --git a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/containers/ChangesetsRoot.tsx b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/containers/ChangesetsRoot.tsx
index c18be2409a..d86022925e 100644
--- a/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/containers/ChangesetsRoot.tsx
+++ b/scm-ui/ui-webapp/src/repos/containers/ChangesetsRoot.tsx
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@ type Props = WithTranslation &
   };
 
 class ChangesetsRoot extends React.Component<Props> {
-  componentDidMount() {
-    const { branches, baseUrl } = this.props;
-    if (branches?.length > 0 && this.isSelectedBranchNotABranch()) {
-      const defaultBranch = branches?.filter(b => b.defaultBranch === true)[0];
-      this.props.history.replace(`${baseUrl}/branch/${encodeURIComponent(defaultBranch.name)}/changesets/`);
-    }
-  }
-
   stripEndingSlash = (url: string) => {
     if (url.endsWith("/")) {
       return url.substring(0, url.length - 1);