diff --git a/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go b/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go
index f5eaeaf091..9f7ffb29c9 100644
--- a/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go
+++ b/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ func SyncPullMirror(ctx context.Context, repoID int64) bool {
 
 	log.Trace("SyncMirrors [repo: %-v]: %d branches updated", m.Repo, len(results))
 	if len(results) > 0 {
-		if ok := checkAndUpdateEmptyRepository(ctx, m, gitRepo, results); !ok {
+		if ok := checkAndUpdateEmptyRepository(ctx, m, results); !ok {
 			log.Error("SyncMirrors [repo: %-v]: checkAndUpdateEmptyRepository: %v", m.Repo, err)
 			return false
 		}
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ func SyncPullMirror(ctx context.Context, repoID int64) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func checkAndUpdateEmptyRepository(ctx context.Context, m *repo_model.Mirror, gitRepo *git.Repository, results []*mirrorSyncResult) bool {
+func checkAndUpdateEmptyRepository(ctx context.Context, m *repo_model.Mirror, results []*mirrorSyncResult) bool {
 	if !m.Repo.IsEmpty {
 		return true
 	}