diff --git a/lib/src/git.rs b/lib/src/git.rs
index e4a1de0c0..c13c29c2b 100644
--- a/lib/src/git.rs
+++ b/lib/src/git.rs
@@ -75,11 +75,8 @@ pub fn import_refs(
         let id = CommitId(git_commit.id().as_bytes().to_vec());
         let commit = store.get_commit(&id).unwrap();
         mut_repo.add_head(&commit);
-        // For now, we consider all remotes "publishing".
-        // TODO: Make it configurable which remotes are publishing.
-        if git_ref.is_remote() {
-            mut_repo.add_public_head(&commit);
-        }
+        // TODO: Make it configurable which remotes are publishing and update public
+        // heads here.
         let full_name = git_ref.name().unwrap().to_string();
         mut_repo.set_git_ref(full_name.clone(), RefTarget::Normal(id.clone()));
         let old_target = existing_git_refs.remove(&full_name);
diff --git a/lib/tests/test_git.rs b/lib/tests/test_git.rs
index 125682c19..704eb918f 100644
--- a/lib/tests/test_git.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/test_git.rs
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ fn test_import_refs() {
         commit_id(&commit5)
     };
     assert_eq!(*view.heads(), expected_heads);
-    assert_eq!(*view.public_heads(), hashset!(commit_id(&commit1)));
 
     let expected_main_branch = BranchTarget {
         local_target: Some(RefTarget::Normal(commit_id(&commit2))),