diff --git a/master/buildbot/test/fake/fakedb.py b/master/buildbot/test/fake/fakedb.py
index b9be5422aa6..75a8b3e6091 100644
--- a/master/buildbot/test/fake/fakedb.py
+++ b/master/buildbot/test/fake/fakedb.py
@@ -1443,20 +1443,9 @@ def insertTestData(self, rows):
                 self.claims[row.brid] = row
 
     # component methods
-    @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def getBuildRequest(self, brid):
         row = self.reqs.get(brid)
         if row:
-            buildset = yield self.db.buildsets.getBuildset(row.buildsetid)
-            sourcestamp = yield self.db.sourcestamps.getSourceStamp(buildset['sourcestamps'][0] if len(buildset['sourcestamps']) > 0 else None)
-            if sourcestamp is not None:
-                row.branch = sourcestamp['branch']
-                row.repository = sourcestamp['repository']
-                row.codebase = sourcestamp['codebase']
-            else:
-                row.branch = None
-                row.repository = None
-                row.codebase = None
             claim_row = self.claims.get(brid, None)
             if claim_row:
                 row.claimed_at = claim_row.claimed_at
@@ -1465,9 +1454,9 @@ def getBuildRequest(self, brid):
                 row.claimed_by_masterid = claim_row.masterid
             else:
                 row.claimed_at = None
-            defer.returnValue(self._brdictFromRow(row))
+            return defer.succeed(self._brdictFromRow(row))
         else:
-            defer.returnValue(None)
+            return defer.succeed(None)
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
     def getBuildRequests(self, buildername=None, complete=None, claimed=None,
@@ -1516,10 +1505,6 @@ def getBuildRequests(self, buildername=None, complete=None, claimed=None,
                 if repository and not any(repository == s['repository'] for s in sourcestamps):
                     continue
 
-            br.branch = None
-            br.repository = None
-            br.codebase = None
-
             rv.append(self._brdictFromRow(br))
         defer.returnValue(rv)
 
diff --git a/master/docs/developer/database.rst b/master/docs/developer/database.rst
index 0382f7195db..dd935e3b5ef 100644
--- a/master/docs/developer/database.rst
+++ b/master/docs/developer/database.rst
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ buildrequests
     * ``complete_at`` (datetime object, time this request was completed)
     * ``submitted_at`` (datetime object, time this request was completed)
     * ``results`` (integer result code)
-    * ``branch`` (string, the branch associated with the request)
-    * ``repository`` (string, the repository associated with the request)
-    * ``codebase`` (string, the codebase associated with the request)
     * ``waited_for`` (boolean)
 
     .. py:method:: getBuildRequest(brid)