diff --git a/crates/project/src/git_store.rs b/crates/project/src/git_store.rs
index 9b6eb299d471016132ed2120396a755575b1d771..c40063fbb8752521a47fa9f4e30045cfeb1d3a77 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/git_store.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/git_store.rs
@@ -3717,12 +3717,6 @@ impl Repository {
         updates_tx: Option<mpsc::UnboundedSender<DownstreamUpdate>>,
         cx: &mut Context<Self>,
     ) {
-        self.paths_changed(
-            vec![git::repository::WORK_DIRECTORY_REPO_PATH.clone()],
-            updates_tx.clone(),
-            cx,
-        );
-
         let this = cx.weak_entity();
         let _ = self.send_keyed_job(
             Some(GitJobKey::ReloadGitState),
diff --git a/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel_tests.rs b/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel_tests.rs
index fc1a538cc9b661f0622bc3c1dc2adc6d17024a3b..aca693b4f27b45ea511dba75d123331e2462757b 100644
--- a/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/project_panel/src/project_panel_tests.rs
@@ -2070,6 +2070,20 @@ async fn test_select_git_entry(cx: &mut gpui::TestAppContext) {
         cx,
     )
     .await;
+
+    let (scan1_complete, scan2_complete) = project.update(cx, |project, cx| {
+        let mut worktrees = project.worktrees(cx);
+        let worktree1 = worktrees.next().unwrap();
+        let worktree2 = worktrees.next().unwrap();
+        (
+            worktree1.read(cx).as_local().unwrap().scan_complete(),
+            worktree2.read(cx).as_local().unwrap().scan_complete(),
+        )
+    });
+    scan1_complete.await;
+    scan2_complete.await;
+    cx.run_until_parked();
+
     let workspace = cx.add_window(|window, cx| Workspace::test_new(project.clone(), window, cx));
     let cx = &mut VisualTestContext::from_window(*workspace, cx);
     let panel = workspace.update(cx, ProjectPanel::new).unwrap();