diff --git a/appview/repo/settings.go b/appview/repo/settings.go
index c55a7905..5379ebe9 100644
--- a/appview/repo/settings.go
+++ b/appview/repo/settings.go
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ func (rp *Repo) SetDefaultBranch(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		rp.pages.Notice(w, noticeId, xrpcerr.Error())
 		return
 	}
-
-	rp.pages.HxRefresh(w)
 }
 
 func (rp *Repo) Secrets(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {