1 files changed, 0 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb
index 0352065998b..314906b5f09 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/merge_requests_controller.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ class Projects::MergeRequestsController < Projects::ApplicationController
   ]
   before_action :validates_merge_request, only: [:show, :diffs, :commits, :pipelines]
   before_action :define_show_vars, only: [:diffs, :commits, :conflicts, :conflict_for_path, :builds, :pipelines]
-  before_action :define_commit_vars, only: [:diffs]
   before_action :ensure_ref_fetched, only: [:show, :diffs, :commits, :builds, :conflicts, :conflict_for_path, :pipelines]
   before_action :close_merge_request_without_source_project, only: [:show, :diffs, :commits, :builds, :pipelines]
   before_action :check_if_can_be_merged, only: :show
@@ -130,8 +129,6 @@ class Projects::MergeRequestsController < Projects::ApplicationController
       @diff_notes_disabled = true
     end
 
-    define_commit_vars
-
     render_diff_for_path(@diffs)
   end
 
@@ -500,11 +497,6 @@ class Projects::MergeRequestsController < Projects::ApplicationController
     @notes = prepare_notes_for_rendering(@discussions.flat_map(&:notes))
   end
 
-  def define_commit_vars
-    @commit = @merge_request.diff_head_commit
-    @base_commit = @merge_request.diff_base_commit || @merge_request.likely_diff_base_commit
-  end
-
   def define_diff_vars
     @merge_request_diff =
       if params[:diff_id]
@@ -569,7 +561,6 @@ class Projects::MergeRequestsController < Projects::ApplicationController
     @source_project = merge_request.source_project
     @commits = @merge_request.compare_commits.reverse
     @commit = @merge_request.diff_head_commit
-    @base_commit = @merge_request.diff_base_commit
 
     @note_counts = Note.where(commit_id: @commits.map(&:id)).
       group(:commit_id).count