3 files changed, 9 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/zj-repository-exist-mandatory.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/zj-repository-exist-mandatory.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7d83446e90f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/zj-repository-exist-mandatory.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Repository#exists? is always executed through Gitaly
+merge_request:
+author:
+type: performance
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb b/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb
index 5a6e2e0b937..0d07fb85213 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb
@@ -142,15 +142,7 @@ module Gitlab
       end
 
       def exists?
-        Gitlab::GitalyClient.migrate(:repository_exists, status: Gitlab::GitalyClient::MigrationStatus::OPT_OUT) do |enabled|
-          if enabled
-            gitaly_repository_client.exists?
-          else
-            circuit_breaker.perform do
-              File.exist?(File.join(path, 'refs'))
-            end
-          end
-        end
+        gitaly_repository_client.exists?
       end
 
       # Returns an Array of branch names
diff --git a/spec/models/repository_spec.rb b/spec/models/repository_spec.rb
index e45fe7db1e7..630b9e0519f 100644
--- a/spec/models/repository_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/repository_spec.rb
@@ -1224,15 +1224,15 @@ describe Repository do
     end
   end
 
-  shared_examples 'repo exists check' do
+  describe '#exists?' do
     it 'returns true when a repository exists' do
-      expect(repository.exists?).to eq(true)
+      expect(repository.exists?).to be(true)
     end
 
     it 'returns false if no full path can be constructed' do
       allow(repository).to receive(:full_path).and_return(nil)
 
-      expect(repository.exists?).to eq(false)
+      expect(repository.exists?).to be(false)
     end
 
     context 'with broken storage', :broken_storage do
@@ -1242,16 +1242,6 @@ describe Repository do
     end
   end
 
-  describe '#exists?' do
-    context 'when repository_exists is disabled' do
-      it_behaves_like 'repo exists check'
-    end
-
-    context 'when repository_exists is enabled', :skip_gitaly_mock do
-      it_behaves_like 'repo exists check'
-    end
-  end
-
   describe '#has_visible_content?' do
     before do
       # If raw_repository.has_visible_content? gets called more than once then