1 files changed, 1 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/app/models/commit.rb b/app/models/commit.rb
index cc413448ce8..e64fd1e0c1b 100644
--- a/app/models/commit.rb
+++ b/app/models/commit.rb
@@ -108,15 +108,6 @@ class Commit
     @diff_line_count
   end
 
-  # Returns a string describing the commit for use in a link title
-  #
-  # Example
-  #
-  #   "Commit: Alex Denisov - Project git clone panel"
-  def link_title
-    "Commit: #{author_name} - #{title}"
-  end
-
   # Returns the commits title.
   #
   # Usually, the commit title is the first line of the commit message.
@@ -229,7 +220,7 @@ class Commit
 
   def diff_refs
     Gitlab::Diff::DiffRefs.new(
-      base_sha: self.parent_id || self.sha,
+      base_sha: self.parent_id || Gitlab::Git::BLANK_SHA,
       head_sha: self.sha
     )
   end