3 files changed, 0 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/app/models/repository.rb b/app/models/repository.rb
index ecc8795c954..1ab163510bf 100644
--- a/app/models/repository.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository.rb
@@ -972,12 +972,6 @@ class Repository
     end
   end
 
-  def main_language
-    return unless head_exists?
-
-    Linguist::Repository.new(rugged, rugged.head.target_id).language
-  end
-
   def avatar
     return nil unless exists?
 
diff --git a/app/services/git_push_service.rb b/app/services/git_push_service.rb
index 66136b62617..a886f35981f 100644
--- a/app/services/git_push_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/git_push_service.rb
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ class GitPushService < BaseService
     # could cause the last commit of a merge request to change.
     update_merge_requests
 
-    # Checks if the main language has changed in the project and if so
-    # it updates it accordingly
-    update_main_language
-
     perform_housekeeping
   end
 
@@ -64,19 +60,6 @@ class GitPushService < BaseService
     @project.repository.copy_gitattributes(params[:ref])
   end
 
-  def update_main_language
-    # Performance can be bad so for now only check main_language once
-    # See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/14937
-    return if @project.main_language.present?
-
-    return unless is_default_branch?
-    return unless push_to_new_branch? || push_to_existing_branch?
-
-    current_language = @project.repository.main_language
-    @project.update_attributes(main_language: current_language)
-    true
-  end
-
   protected
 
   def update_merge_requests
diff --git a/app/views/shared/projects/_project.html.haml b/app/views/shared/projects/_project.html.haml
index 9ef021747a5..b8b66d08db8 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/projects/_project.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/projects/_project.html.haml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 %li.project-row{ class: css_class }
   = cache(cache_key) do
     .controls
-      - if project.main_language
-        %span
-          = project.main_language
       - if project.commit.try(:status)
         %span
           = render_commit_status(project.commit)