diff --git a/routers/web/repo/pull.go b/routers/web/repo/pull.go
index d2f74ccf73..cd20c0b18e 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/pull.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/pull.go
@@ -432,7 +432,6 @@ func PrepareViewPullInfo(ctx *context.Context, issue *issues_model.Issue) *git.C
 		ctx.Data["GetCommitMessages"] = pull_service.GetSquashMergeCommitMessages(ctx, pull)
 	} else {
 		ctx.Data["GetCommitMessages"] = ""
-		ctx.Data["HeadBranchNotExist"] = true
 	}
 
 	sha, err := baseGitRepo.GetRefCommitID(pull.GetGitRefName())
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_title.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_title.tmpl
index dfc7c51eac..ac20dea408 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_title.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_title.tmpl
@@ -56,16 +56,12 @@
 			{{if .Issue.IsPull}}
 				{{$headHref := .HeadTarget}}
 				{{if .HeadBranchLink}}
-					{{if .HeadBranchNotExist}}
-						{{$headHref = HTMLFormat `<span class="tw-line-through" data-tooltip-content="%s">%s</span>` (ctx.Locale.Tr "form.target_branch_not_exist") $headHref}}
-					{{else}}
-						{{$headHref = HTMLFormat `<a href="%s">%s</a> <button class="btn interact-fg" data-tooltip-content="%s" data-clipboard-text="%s">%s</button>` .HeadBranchLink $headHref (ctx.Locale.Tr "copy_branch") .HeadTarget (svg "octicon-copy" 14)}}
-					{{end}}
+					{{$headHref = HTMLFormat `<a href="%s">%s</a> <button class="btn interact-fg" data-tooltip-content="%s" data-clipboard-text="%s">%s</button>` .HeadBranchLink $headHref (ctx.Locale.Tr "copy_branch") .HeadTarget (svg "octicon-copy" 14)}}
 				{{else}}
 					{{if .Issue.PullRequest.IsAgitFlow}}
 						{{$headHref = HTMLFormat `%s <a href="%s" target="_blank"><span class="ui label basic tiny" data-tooltip-content="%s">AGit</span></a>` $headHref "https://docs.gitea.com/usage/agit" (ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.pull.agit_documentation")}}
 					{{else}}
-						{{$headHref = HTMLFormat `<span data-tooltip-content="%s">%s</span>` (ctx.Locale.Tr "form.target_branch_not_exist") $headHref}}
+						{{$headHref = HTMLFormat `<span class="tw-line-through" data-tooltip-content="%s">%s</span>` (ctx.Locale.Tr "form.target_branch_not_exist") $headHref}}
 					{{end}}
 				{{end}}
 				{{$baseHref := .BaseTarget}}