diff --git a/models/repo/update.go b/models/repo/update.go
index 658b01501d..2c7a6b2b0b 100644
--- a/models/repo/update.go
+++ b/models/repo/update.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 
 	"forgejo.org/models/db"
 	user_model "forgejo.org/models/user"
-	"forgejo.org/modules/log"
 	"forgejo.org/modules/util"
 )
 
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ func (err ErrRepoFilesAlreadyExist) Unwrap() error {
 }
 
 // CheckCreateRepository check if a repository can be created
-func CheckCreateRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, name string, overwriteOrAdopt bool) error {
+func CheckCreateRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, name string) error {
 	if !doer.IsAdmin && !u.CanCreateRepo() {
 		return ErrReachLimitOfRepo{u.MaxRepoCreation}
 	}
@@ -122,15 +121,6 @@ func CheckCreateRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, name s
 		return ErrRepoAlreadyExist{u.Name, name}
 	}
 
-	repoPath := RepoPath(u.Name, name)
-	isExist, err := util.IsExist(repoPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("Unable to check if %s exists. Error: %v", repoPath, err)
-		return err
-	}
-	if !overwriteOrAdopt && isExist {
-		return ErrRepoFilesAlreadyExist{u.Name, name}
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/models/repo/update_test.go b/models/repo/update_test.go
index 88a0c675f6..cf74e2d4f0 100644
--- a/models/repo/update_test.go
+++ b/models/repo/update_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func TestCheckCreateRepository(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("Success", func(t *testing.T) {
 		user := &user_model.User{MaxRepoCreation: 1}
 
-		err := repo_model.CheckCreateRepository(db.DefaultContext, user, user, "testName", true)
+		err := repo_model.CheckCreateRepository(db.DefaultContext, user, user, "testName")
 
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	})
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestCheckCreateRepository(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("AdminIgnoresRepoLimit", func(t *testing.T) {
 		user := &user_model.User{MaxRepoCreation: 0, IsAdmin: true}
 
-		err := repo_model.CheckCreateRepository(db.DefaultContext, user, user, "testName", true)
+		err := repo_model.CheckCreateRepository(db.DefaultContext, user, user, "testName")
 
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	})
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func TestCheckCreateRepository(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("RepoLimitReached", func(t *testing.T) {
 		user := &user_model.User{MaxRepoCreation: 0}
 
-		err := repo_model.CheckCreateRepository(db.DefaultContext, user, user, "testName", true)
+		err := repo_model.CheckCreateRepository(db.DefaultContext, user, user, "testName")
 
 		require.ErrorIs(t, err, repo_model.ErrReachLimitOfRepo{})
 	})
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func TestCheckCreateRepository(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("UnusableRepoName", func(t *testing.T) {
 		user := &user_model.User{MaxRepoCreation: 1}
 
-		err := repo_model.CheckCreateRepository(db.DefaultContext, user, user, "testName/", true)
+		err := repo_model.CheckCreateRepository(db.DefaultContext, user, user, "testName/")
 
 		require.ErrorIs(t, err, db.ErrNameCharsNotAllowed{Name: "testName/"})
 	})
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestCheckCreateRepository(t *testing.T) {
 		unittest.AssertExistsIf(t, true, &repo_model.Repository{Name: "repo1"})
 		user := &user_model.User{MaxRepoCreation: 2}
 
-		err := repo_model.CheckCreateRepository(db.DefaultContext, user, user, "repo1", true)
+		err := repo_model.CheckCreateRepository(db.DefaultContext, user, user, "repo1")
 
 		require.ErrorIs(t, err, repo_model.ErrRepoAlreadyExist{Name: "repo1"})
 	})
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestCheckCreateRepository(t *testing.T) {
 		exists, _ := util.IsExist(repo_model.RepoPath("user2", "repo1"))
 		assert.True(t, exists)
 
-		err := repo_model.CheckCreateRepository(db.DefaultContext, user, user, "repo1", false)
+		err := repo_model.CheckCreateRepository(db.DefaultContext, user, user, "repo1")
 
 		require.ErrorIs(t, err, repo_model.ErrRepoAlreadyExist{Name: "repo1", Uname: "user2"})
 	})
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/migrate.go b/routers/web/repo/migrate.go
index 3a5cf30dbe..cbccb10b06 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/migrate.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/migrate.go
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ func MigratePost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		opts.Releases = false
 	}
 
-	err = repo_model.CheckCreateRepository(ctx, ctx.Doer, ctxUser, opts.RepoName, false)
+	err = repo_model.CheckCreateRepository(ctx, ctx.Doer, ctxUser, opts.RepoName)
 	if err != nil {
 		handleMigrateError(ctx, ctxUser, err, "MigratePost", tpl, form)
 		return