2 files changed, 2 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update-ruby.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update-ruby.rb
index 98294bca8..c49de4980 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update-ruby.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update-ruby.rb
@@ -278,12 +278,7 @@ class Updater
 
     @current_revision = read_current_revision
 
-    if @initial_branch != @upstream_branch && !@initial_branch.empty?
-      safe_system "git", "checkout", @initial_branch, *@quiet_args
-      pop_stash
-    else
-      pop_stash_message
-    end
+    pop_stash_message
   end
 
   def pop_stash
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update.sh b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update.sh
index 4841c96bd..712448264 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update.sh
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/update.sh
@@ -239,13 +239,7 @@ pull() {
 
   trap '' SIGINT
 
-  if [[ "$INITIAL_BRANCH" != "$UPSTREAM_BRANCH" && -n "$INITIAL_BRANCH" ]]
-  then
-    git checkout "$INITIAL_BRANCH" "${QUIET_ARGS[@]}"
-    pop_stash
-  else
-    pop_stash_message
-  fi
+  pop_stash_message
 
   trap - SIGINT
 }