diff --git a/content/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-branches-in-your-repository/renaming-a-branch.md b/content/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-branches-in-your-repository/renaming-a-branch.md
index 70bfa22ab3..84aefacb44 100644
--- a/content/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-branches-in-your-repository/renaming-a-branch.md
+++ b/content/repositories/configuring-branches-and-merges-in-your-repository/managing-branches-in-your-repository/renaming-a-branch.md
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ From the local clone of the repository on a computer, run the following commands
 ```shell
 git branch -m OLD-BRANCH-NAME NEW-BRANCH-NAME
 git fetch origin
-git push origin NEW-BRANCH-NAME
 git branch -u origin/NEW-BRANCH-NAME NEW-BRANCH-NAME
 git remote set-head origin -a
 ```