diff --git a/frontend/__tests__/components/features/microagent-management/microagent-management.test.tsx b/frontend/__tests__/components/features/microagent-management/microagent-management.test.tsx
index d0b4df9e54..ecbb078b47 100644
--- a/frontend/__tests__/components/features/microagent-management/microagent-management.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/__tests__/components/features/microagent-management/microagent-management.test.tsx
@@ -2545,64 +2545,6 @@ describe("MicroagentManagement", () => {
         screen.queryByTestId("learn-this-repo-trigger"),
       ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
     });
-
-    it("should handle API call for branches when learn this repo modal opens", async () => {
-      // Mock branch API
-      const branchesSpy = vi
-        .spyOn(OpenHands, "getRepositoryBranches")
-        .mockResolvedValue({
-          branches: [
-            { name: "main", commit_sha: "abc123", protected: false },
-            { name: "develop", commit_sha: "def456", protected: false },
-          ],
-          has_next_page: false,
-          current_page: 1,
-          per_page: 30,
-          total_count: 2,
-        });
-
-      // Mock other APIs
-      const getRepositoryMicroagentsSpy = vi.spyOn(
-        OpenHands,
-        "getRepositoryMicroagents",
-      );
-      const searchConversationsSpy = vi.spyOn(OpenHands, "searchConversations");
-      getRepositoryMicroagentsSpy.mockResolvedValue([]);
-      searchConversationsSpy.mockResolvedValue([]);
-
-      // Test with direct Redux state that has modal visible
-      renderWithProviders(<RouterStub />, {
-        preloadedState: {
-          metrics: {
-            cost: null,
-            max_budget_per_task: null,
-            usage: null,
-          },
-          microagentManagement: {
-            selectedMicroagentItem: null,
-            addMicroagentModalVisible: false,
-            updateMicroagentModalVisible: false,
-            learnThisRepoModalVisible: true, // Modal should be visible
-            selectedRepository: {
-              id: "1",
-              full_name: "test-org/test-repo",
-              git_provider: "github",
-              is_public: true,
-              owner_type: "user",
-              pushed_at: "2021-10-01T12:00:00Z",
-            },
-            personalRepositories: [],
-            organizationRepositories: [],
-            repositories: [],
-          },
-        },
-      });
-
-      // The branches API should be called when the modal is visible
-      await waitFor(() => {
-        expect(branchesSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("test-org/test-repo");
-      });
-    });
   });
 
   // Learn something new button functionality tests
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/features/microagent-management/microagent-management-content.tsx b/frontend/src/components/features/microagent-management/microagent-management-content.tsx
index 315e7b9e67..7d75792a2c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/features/microagent-management/microagent-management-content.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/features/microagent-management/microagent-management-content.tsx
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ export function MicroagentManagementContent() {
       conversationInstructions: formData.query,
       repository: {
         name: repositoryName,
-        branch: formData.selectedBranch,
         gitProvider,
       },
       createMicroagent,
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/features/microagent-management/microagent-management-learn-this-repo-modal.tsx b/frontend/src/components/features/microagent-management/microagent-management-learn-this-repo-modal.tsx
index afa5ac0ac6..af35a976a4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/features/microagent-management/microagent-management-learn-this-repo-modal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/features/microagent-management/microagent-management-learn-this-repo-modal.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useState } from "react";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { useSelector } from "react-redux";
 import { FaCircleInfo } from "react-icons/fa6";
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ import { RootState } from "#/store";
 import XIcon from "#/icons/x.svg?react";
 import { cn, getRepoMdCreatePrompt } from "#/utils/utils";
 import { LearnThisRepoFormData } from "#/types/microagent-management";
-import { Branch } from "#/types/git";
-import { useRepositoryBranches } from "#/hooks/query/use-repository-branches";
-import {
-  BranchDropdown,
-  BranchLoadingState,
-  BranchErrorState,
-} from "../home/repository-selection";
 
 interface MicroagentManagementLearnThisRepoModalProps {
   onConfirm: (formData: LearnThisRepoFormData) => void;
@@ -32,47 +25,11 @@ export function MicroagentManagementLearnThisRepoModal({
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
   const [query, setQuery] = useState<string>("");
-  const [selectedBranch, setSelectedBranch] = useState<Branch | null>(null);
 
   const { selectedRepository } = useSelector(
     (state: RootState) => state.microagentManagement,
   );
 
-  // Add a ref to track if the branch was manually cleared by the user
-  const branchManuallyClearedRef = useRef<boolean>(false);
-
-  const {
-    data: branches,
-    isLoading: isLoadingBranches,
-    isError: isBranchesError,
-  } = useRepositoryBranches(selectedRepository?.full_name || null);
-
-  const branchesItems = branches?.map((branch) => ({
-    key: branch.name,
-    label: branch.name,
-  }));
-
-  // Auto-select main or master branch if it exists.
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (
-      branches &&
-      branches.length > 0 &&
-      !selectedBranch &&
-      !isLoadingBranches
-    ) {
-      // Look for main or master branch
-      const mainBranch = branches.find((branch) => branch.name === "main");
-      const masterBranch = branches.find((branch) => branch.name === "master");
-
-      // Select main if it exists, otherwise select master if it exists
-      if (mainBranch) {
-        setSelectedBranch(mainBranch);
-      } else if (masterBranch) {
-        setSelectedBranch(masterBranch);
-      }
-    }
-  }, [branches, isLoadingBranches, selectedBranch]);
-
   const onSubmit = (event: React.FormEvent<HTMLFormElement>) => {
     event.preventDefault();
 
@@ -83,7 +40,6 @@ export function MicroagentManagementLearnThisRepoModal({
 
     onConfirm({
       query: finalQuery,
-      selectedBranch: selectedBranch?.name || "",
     });
   };
 
@@ -95,66 +51,9 @@ export function MicroagentManagementLearnThisRepoModal({
 
     onConfirm({
       query: finalQuery,
-      selectedBranch: selectedBranch?.name || "",
     });
   };
 
-  const handleBranchSelection = (key: React.Key | null) => {
-    const selectedBranchObj = branches?.find((branch) => branch.name === key);
-    setSelectedBranch(selectedBranchObj || null);
-    // Reset the manually cleared flag when a branch is explicitly selected
-    branchManuallyClearedRef.current = false;
-  };
-
-  const handleBranchInputChange = (value: string) => {
-    // Clear the selected branch if the input is empty or contains only whitespace
-    // This fixes the issue where users can't delete the entire default branch name
-    if (value === "" || value.trim() === "") {
-      setSelectedBranch(null);
-      // Set the flag to indicate that the branch was manually cleared
-      branchManuallyClearedRef.current = true;
-    } else {
-      // Reset the flag when the user starts typing again
-      branchManuallyClearedRef.current = false;
-    }
-  };
-
-  // Render the appropriate UI for branch selector based on the loading/error state
-  const renderBranchSelector = () => {
-    if (!selectedRepository) {
-      return (
-        <BranchDropdown
-          items={[]}
-          onSelectionChange={() => {}}
-          onInputChange={() => {}}
-          isDisabled
-          wrapperClassName="max-w-full w-full"
-          label={t(I18nKey.REPOSITORY$SELECT_BRANCH)}
-        />
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (isLoadingBranches) {
-      return <BranchLoadingState wrapperClassName="max-w-full w-full" />;
-    }
-
-    if (isBranchesError) {
-      return <BranchErrorState wrapperClassName="max-w-full w-full" />;
-    }
-
-    return (
-      <BranchDropdown
-        items={branchesItems || []}
-        onSelectionChange={handleBranchSelection}
-        onInputChange={handleBranchInputChange}
-        isDisabled={false}
-        selectedKey={selectedBranch?.name}
-        wrapperClassName="max-w-full w-full"
-        label={t(I18nKey.REPOSITORY$SELECT_BRANCH)}
-      />
-    );
-  };
-
   return (
     <ModalBackdrop onClose={onCancel}>
       <ModalBody
@@ -200,9 +99,6 @@ export function MicroagentManagementLearnThisRepoModal({
           onSubmit={onSubmit}
           className="flex flex-col gap-6 w-full"
         >
-          <div data-testid="branch-selector-container">
-            {renderBranchSelector()}
-          </div>
           <label
             htmlFor="query-input"
             className="flex flex-col gap-2 w-full text-sm font-normal"
@@ -245,16 +141,9 @@ export function MicroagentManagementLearnThisRepoModal({
             variant="primary"
             onClick={handleConfirm}
             testId="confirm-button"
-            isDisabled={
-              isLoading ||
-              isLoadingBranches ||
-              !selectedBranch ||
-              isBranchesError
-            }
+            isDisabled={isLoading}
           >
-            {isLoading || isLoadingBranches
-              ? t(I18nKey.HOME$LOADING)
-              : t(I18nKey.MICROAGENT$LAUNCH)}
+            {isLoading ? t(I18nKey.HOME$LOADING) : t(I18nKey.MICROAGENT$LAUNCH)}
           </BrandButton>
         </div>
       </ModalBody>
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/translation.json b/frontend/src/i18n/translation.json
index 675f36c56e..584d3dfc1a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/translation.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/translation.json
@@ -11984,20 +11984,20 @@
     "uk": "Бажаєте, щоб OpenHands розпочав нову розмову, щоб допомогти вам зрозуміти цей репозиторій?"
   },
   "MICROAGENT_MANAGEMENT$WHAT_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_KNOW_ABOUT_THIS_REPO": {
-    "en": "What would you like to know about this repository?",
-    "ja": "このリポジトリについて何を知りたいですか？",
-    "zh-CN": "您想了解此存储库的哪些内容？",
-    "zh-TW": "您想了解此存儲庫的哪些內容？",
-    "ko-KR": "이 저장소에 대해 무엇을 알고 싶으신가요?",
-    "no": "Hva vil du vite om dette depotet?",
-    "it": "Cosa vorresti sapere su questo repository?",
-    "pt": "O que você gostaria de saber sobre este repositório?",
-    "es": "¿Qué te gustaría saber sobre este repositorio?",
-    "ar": "ماذا تريد أن تعرف عن هذا المستودع؟",
-    "fr": "Que souhaitez-vous savoir sur ce dépôt ?",
-    "tr": "Bu depo hakkında ne bilmek istersiniz?",
-    "de": "Was möchten Sie über dieses Repository wissen?",
-    "uk": "Що ви хотіли б дізнатися про цей репозиторій?"
+    "en": "What would you like to know about this repository? (optional)",
+    "ja": "このリポジトリについて知りたいことは何ですか？（任意）",
+    "zh-CN": "您想了解此存储库的哪些内容？（可选）",
+    "zh-TW": "您想了解此存儲庫的哪些內容？（選填）",
+    "ko-KR": "이 저장소에 대해 무엇을 알고 싶으신가요? (선택 사항)",
+    "no": "Hva vil du vite om dette depotet? (valgfritt)",
+    "it": "Cosa vorresti sapere su questo repository? (opzionale)",
+    "pt": "O que você gostaria de saber sobre este repositório? (opcional)",
+    "es": "¿Qué te gustaría saber sobre este repositorio? (opcional)",
+    "ar": "ماذا ترغب في معرفته عن هذا المستودع؟ (اختياري)",
+    "fr": "Que souhaitez-vous savoir sur ce dépôt ? (facultatif)",
+    "tr": "Bu depo hakkında ne bilmek istersiniz? (isteğe bağlı)",
+    "de": "Was möchten Sie über dieses Repository wissen? (optional)",
+    "uk": "Що ви хотіли б дізнатися про цей репозиторій? (необов'язково)"
   },
   "MICROAGENT_MANAGEMENT$DESCRIBE_WHAT_TO_KNOW_ABOUT_THIS_REPO": {
     "en": "Describe what you would like to know about this repository.",
diff --git a/frontend/src/types/microagent-management.tsx b/frontend/src/types/microagent-management.tsx
index 1d68b7416f..07952a8182 100644
--- a/frontend/src/types/microagent-management.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/types/microagent-management.tsx
@@ -22,5 +22,4 @@ export interface MicroagentFormData {
 
 export interface LearnThisRepoFormData {
   query: string;
-  selectedBranch: string;
 }