diff --git a/packages/ui/src/routes/[projectId]/components/BranchCard.svelte b/packages/ui/src/routes/[projectId]/components/BranchCard.svelte
index a5fde736d..02cc3612f 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/routes/[projectId]/components/BranchCard.svelte
+++ b/packages/ui/src/routes/[projectId]/components/BranchCard.svelte
@@ -330,7 +330,9 @@
 						{/if}
 					{:else if branch.commits.length == 0}
 						<div class="new-branch" data-dnd-ignore>
-							<h1 class="text-base-16 text-semibold">Nothing on this branch yet</h1>
+							<h1 class="text-base-16 text-semibold">
+								This is a new branch. Let's start creating!
+							</h1>
 							<p class="px-12">Get some work done, then throw some files my way!</p>
 						</div>
 					{:else}
@@ -425,14 +427,16 @@
 		display: flex;
 		flex-grow: 1;
 		flex-direction: column;
+		color: var(--clr-theme-scale-ntrl-60);
 		background: var(--clr-theme-container-light);
 		justify-content: center;
 		gap: var(--space-8);
+		padding: 0 var(--space-40);
+	}
 
-		& h1 {
-			color: var(--clr-theme-scale-ntrl-40);
-			text-align: center;
-		}
+	.new-branch h1 {
+		color: var(--clr-theme-scale-ntrl-40);
+		text-align: center;
 	}
 
 	.new-branch p {
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/routes/[projectId]/components/BranchFiles.svelte b/packages/ui/src/routes/[projectId]/components/BranchFiles.svelte
index 8068bd0bc..428dbe2fd 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/routes/[projectId]/components/BranchFiles.svelte
+++ b/packages/ui/src/routes/[projectId]/components/BranchFiles.svelte
@@ -106,22 +106,6 @@
 			}}
 		/>
 	{/if}
-	{#if branch.files.length == 0}
-		{#if branch.commits.length == 0}
-			<div class="new-branch text-color-3 space-y-6 rounded p-8 text-center" data-dnd-ignore>
-				<p>Nothing on this branch yet.</p>
-				{#if !readonly}
-					<IconNewBadge class="mx-auto mt-4 h-16 w-16 text-blue-400" />
-					<p class="px-12">Get some work done, then throw some files my way!</p>
-				{/if}
-			</div>
-		{:else}
-			<!-- attention: these markers have custom css at the bottom of thise file -->
-			<div class="no-uncommitted text-color-3 rounded py-6 text-center font-mono" data-dnd-ignore>
-				No uncommitted changes on this branch
-			</div>
-		{/if}
-	{/if}
 </div>
 
 <style lang="postcss">
@@ -164,12 +148,4 @@
 		flex-grow: 1;
 		gap: var(--space-4);
 	}
-
-	.no-uncommitted {
-		flex-grow: 1;
-	}
-
-	.new-branch {
-		flex-grow: 1;
-	}
 </style>