diff --git a/lib/scm/gitlab.class.php b/lib/scm/gitlab.class.php
index 82474eeb3c..8c334ef413 100644
--- a/lib/scm/gitlab.class.php
+++ b/lib/scm/gitlab.class.php
@@ -613,7 +613,6 @@ class gitlab
 
         $param = new stdclass();
         $param->path     = urldecode($path);
-        $param->ref_name = $this->branch;
 
         $fromDate = $this->getCommittedDate($fromRevision);
         $toDate   = $this->getCommittedDate($toRevision);