diff --git a/crates/gitbutler-core/src/project_repository/repository.rs b/crates/gitbutler-core/src/project_repository/repository.rs
index a3bf00926..efa93ef1e 100644
--- a/crates/gitbutler-core/src/project_repository/repository.rs
+++ b/crates/gitbutler-core/src/project_repository/repository.rs
@@ -138,15 +138,9 @@ pub trait RepoActions {
     where
         P: AsRef<std::path::Path>;
     fn get_head(&self) -> Result<git2::Reference>;
-    fn git_index_size(&self) -> Result<usize>;
 }
 
 impl RepoActions for ProjectRepo {
-    fn git_index_size(&self) -> Result<usize> {
-        let head = self.git_repository.index()?.len();
-        Ok(head)
-    }
-
     fn get_head(&self) -> Result<git2::Reference> {
         let head = self.git_repository.head()?;
         Ok(head)
diff --git a/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/app.rs b/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/app.rs
index f7317cb5c..6e79c1066 100644
--- a/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/gitbutler-tauri/src/app.rs
@@ -60,8 +60,10 @@ impl App {
         let project = self.projects.get(project_id)?;
         let project_repository = project_repository::ProjectRepo::open(&project)?;
         let size = project_repository
-            .git_index_size()
-            .context("failed to get index size")?;
+            .repo()
+            .index()
+            .context("failed to get index size")?
+            .len();
         Ok(size)
     }