diff --git a/pkg/gui/sub_commits_panel.go b/pkg/gui/sub_commits_panel.go
index 5b5637edc..0d39038d4 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/sub_commits_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/sub_commits_panel.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package gui
 
 import (
-	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/loaders"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/controllers"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
 )
@@ -69,27 +68,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleViewSubCommitFiles() error {
 	})
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) switchToSubCommitsContext(refName string) error {
-	// need to populate my sub commits
-	commits, err := gui.git.Loaders.Commits.GetCommits(
-		loaders.GetCommitsOptions{
-			Limit:                true,
-			FilterPath:           gui.State.Modes.Filtering.GetPath(),
-			IncludeRebaseCommits: false,
-			RefName:              refName,
-		},
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	gui.State.Model.SubCommits = commits
-	gui.State.Contexts.SubCommits.SetSelectedLineIdx(0)
-	gui.State.Contexts.SubCommits.SetParentContext(gui.currentSideListContext())
-
-	return gui.c.PushContext(gui.State.Contexts.SubCommits)
-}
-
 func (gui *Gui) handleNewBranchOffSubCommit() error {
 	commit := gui.State.Contexts.SubCommits.GetSelected()
 	if commit == nil {