diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/issue.js b/app/assets/javascripts/issue.js
index 63b70d4be17b8c76b22f40e79f432477751efcfb..61e8531153b728810d1d61e1c9b22b8fc879d533 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/issue.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/issue.js
@@ -139,15 +139,12 @@
         return;
       }
       return $.getJSON($container.data('path')).error(function() {
-        $container.find('.checking').hide();
         $container.find('.unavailable').show();
         return new Flash('Failed to check if a new branch can be created.', 'alert');
       }).success(function(data) {
         if (data.can_create_branch) {
-          $container.find('.checking').hide();
           $container.find('.available').show();
         } else {
-          $container.find('.checking').hide();
           return $container.find('.unavailable').show();
         }
       });
diff --git a/app/views/projects/issues/_new_branch.html.haml b/app/views/projects/issues/_new_branch.html.haml
index c56b6cc11f5e40ba5798356779f7cc39c5ed8f2a..4589e1122796e05582e48915fee5c0287ccc8b5a 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/issues/_new_branch.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/issues/_new_branch.html.haml
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 - if can?(current_user, :push_code, @project)
   .pull-right
     #new-branch.new-branch{'data-path' => can_create_branch_namespace_project_issue_path(@project.namespace, @project, @issue)}
-      = link_to '#', class: 'checking btn btn-grouped', disabled: 'disabled' do
-        = icon('spinner spin')
-        Checking branches
       = link_to namespace_project_branches_path(@project.namespace, @project, branch_name: @issue.to_branch_name, issue_iid: @issue.iid),
         method: :post, class: 'btn btn-new btn-inverted btn-grouped has-tooltip available hide', title: @issue.to_branch_name do
         New branch
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/re-style-issue-new-branch.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/re-style-issue-new-branch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..977a54ff2aedaeabe04a49675451baa5ca7ef49e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/re-style-issue-new-branch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+title: Remove checking branches state in issue new branch button
+merge_request: 8023