1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer.rb b/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer.rb
index 1d385dba0f5..b8321244473 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer.rb
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ module Gitlab
             end
           end
         end
+
+        project.repository.after_remove_branch
       end
 
       def restore_source_branch(pull_request)
@@ -127,8 +129,6 @@ module Gitlab
       def clean_up_restored_branches(pull_request)
         remove_branch(pull_request.source_branch_name) unless pull_request.source_branch_exists?
         remove_branch(pull_request.target_branch_name) unless pull_request.target_branch_exists?
-
-        project.repository.after_remove_branch
       end
 
       def apply_labels(issuable, raw_issuable)