diff --git a/src/GitVersion.LibGit2Sharp/Git/Branch.cs b/src/GitVersion.LibGit2Sharp/Git/Branch.cs
index 321b129801..bf635d9958 100644
--- a/src/GitVersion.LibGit2Sharp/Git/Branch.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersion.LibGit2Sharp/Git/Branch.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System;
-using GitVersion.Extensions;
 using GitVersion.Helpers;
 
 namespace GitVersion
@@ -50,15 +49,6 @@ public ICommitCollection? Commits
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Checks if the two branch objects refer to the same branch (have the same friendly name).
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool IsSameBranch(IBranch otherBranch)
-        {
-            // For each branch, fixup the friendly name if the branch is remote.
-            var otherBranchFriendlyName = otherBranch.NameWithoutRemote;
-            return otherBranchFriendlyName.IsEquivalentTo(NameWithoutRemote);
-        }
         public bool IsDetachedHead => CanonicalName.Equals("(no branch)", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
 
         public bool IsRemote => innerBranch.IsRemote;
diff --git a/src/GitVersion.LibGit2Sharp/Git/BranchCollection.cs b/src/GitVersion.LibGit2Sharp/Git/BranchCollection.cs
index 36dc711b3d..0e0bee4d6e 100644
--- a/src/GitVersion.LibGit2Sharp/Git/BranchCollection.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersion.LibGit2Sharp/Git/BranchCollection.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public IBranch? this[string friendlyName]
         }
 
         public IEnumerable<IBranch> ExcludeBranches(IEnumerable<IBranch> branchesToExclude) =>
-            this.Where(b => branchesToExclude.All(bte => !b.IsSameBranch(bte)));
+            this.Where(b => branchesToExclude.All(bte => !b.Equals(bte)));
         public void UpdateTrackedBranch(IBranch branch, string remoteTrackingReferenceName) =>
             innerCollection.Update((Branch)branch, b => b.TrackedBranch = remoteTrackingReferenceName);
     }
diff --git a/src/GitVersionCore/Configuration/BranchConfigurationCalculator.cs b/src/GitVersionCore/Configuration/BranchConfigurationCalculator.cs
index a606bf8a9e..aaf9bfa1fb 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionCore/Configuration/BranchConfigurationCalculator.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersionCore/Configuration/BranchConfigurationCalculator.cs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ private BranchConfig InheritBranchConfiguration(IBranch targetBranch, BranchConf
 
                 excludedInheritBranches ??= repositoryMetadataProvider.GetExcludedInheritBranches(configuration).ToList();
 
-                excludedBranches = excludedBranches.Where(b => excludedInheritBranches.All(bte => !b.IsSameBranch(bte))).ToArray();
+                excludedBranches = excludedBranches.Where(b => excludedInheritBranches.All(bte => !b.Equals(bte))).ToArray();
                 // Add new excluded branches.
                 foreach (var excludedBranch in excludedBranches)
                 {
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ private BranchConfig InheritBranchConfiguration(IBranch targetBranch, BranchConf
                 log.Warning(errorMessage + System.Environment.NewLine + "Falling back to " + branchName + " branch config");
 
                 // To prevent infinite loops, make sure that a new branch was chosen.
-                if (targetBranch.IsSameBranch(chosenBranch))
+                if (targetBranch.Equals(chosenBranch))
                 {
                     var developOrMasterConfig =
                         ChooseMasterOrDevelopIncrementStrategyIfTheChosenBranchIsOneOfThem(
diff --git a/src/GitVersionCore/Core/Abstractions/Git/IBranch.cs b/src/GitVersionCore/Core/Abstractions/Git/IBranch.cs
index ed034039fd..07fe44f9b5 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionCore/Core/Abstractions/Git/IBranch.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersionCore/Core/Abstractions/Git/IBranch.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,5 @@ public interface IBranch : IEquatable<IBranch>, IComparable<IBranch>
         bool IsTracking { get; }
         bool IsDetachedHead { get; }
         ICommitCollection Commits { get; }
-        bool IsSameBranch(IBranch otherBranch);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/GitVersionCore/Core/RepositoryMetadataProvider.cs b/src/GitVersionCore/Core/RepositoryMetadataProvider.cs
index e2863127b7..5e0f35ed73 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionCore/Core/RepositoryMetadataProvider.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersionCore/Core/RepositoryMetadataProvider.cs
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ public BranchCommit FindCommitBranchWasBranchedFrom(IBranch branch, Config confi
                 }
 
                 var possibleBranches = GetMergeCommitsForBranch(branch, configuration, excludedBranches)
-                    .Where(b => !branch.IsSameBranch(b.Branch))
+                    .Where(b => !branch.Equals(b.Branch))
                     .ToList();
 
                 if (possibleBranches.Count > 1)
diff --git a/src/GitVersionCore/VersionCalculation/MainlineVersionCalculator.cs b/src/GitVersionCore/VersionCalculation/MainlineVersionCalculator.cs
index f43b3ba192..292fa0339c 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionCore/VersionCalculation/MainlineVersionCalculator.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersionCore/VersionCalculation/MainlineVersionCalculator.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public SemanticVersion FindMainlineModeVersion(BaseVersion baseVersion)
                 var mainlineTip = mainline.Tip;
 
                 // when the current branch is not mainline, find the effective mainline tip for versioning the branch
-                if (!context.CurrentBranch.IsSameBranch(mainline))
+                if (!context.CurrentBranch.Equals(mainline))
                 {
                     mergeBase = FindMergeBaseBeforeForwardMerge(baseVersion.BaseVersionSource, mainline, out mainlineTip);
                     log.Info($"Current branch ({context.CurrentBranch.FriendlyName}) was branch from {mergeBase}");
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public SemanticVersion FindMainlineModeVersion(BaseVersion baseVersion)
                 mainlineVersion.BuildMetaData = CreateVersionBuildMetaData(mergeBase);
 
                 // branches other than master always get a bump for the act of branching
-                if ((!context.CurrentBranch.IsSameBranch(mainline)) && (string.IsNullOrEmpty(context.Configuration.NextVersion)))
+                if ((!context.CurrentBranch.Equals(mainline)) && (string.IsNullOrEmpty(context.Configuration.NextVersion)))
                 {
                     var branchIncrement = FindMessageIncrement(null, context.CurrentCommit, mergeBase, mainlineCommitLog);
                     log.Info($"Performing {branchIncrement} increment for current branch ");
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ private IBranch GetMainline(ICommit baseVersionSource)
             }
 
             // prefer current branch, if it is a mainline branch
-            if (possibleMainlineBranches.Any(context.CurrentBranch.IsSameBranch))
+            if (possibleMainlineBranches.Any(context.CurrentBranch.Equals))
             {
                 log.Info($"Choosing {context.CurrentBranch.FriendlyName} as mainline because it is the current branch");
                 return context.CurrentBranch;