--- a/app/controllers/merge_requests_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/merge_requests_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ class MergeRequestsController < ApplicationController
   before_filter :login_required, :except => [:index, :show]
   before_filter :find_project
   before_filter :find_repository
-  before_filter :check_repository_for_commits
   before_filter :find_merge_request, :except => [:index, :show, :new, :create]
   before_filter :assert_merge_request_ownership, :except => [:index, :show, :new, :create, :resolve]
   before_filter :assert_merge_request_resolvable, :only => [:resolve]

--- a/spec/controllers/repositories_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/repositories_controller_spec.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ describe RepositoriesController, "show" do
     repo = @project.repositories.first
     repo.stub!(:git).and_return(mock("git mock", :null_object => true))
     do_get repo
-    assigns[:merge_request_count].should == 1
   end
 end