diff --git a/command/testing.go b/command/testing.go
index 7fe86c255..0668776c8 100644
--- a/command/testing.go
+++ b/command/testing.go
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ const defaultTestConfig = `hosts:
 func initBlankContext(cfg, repo, branch string) {
 	initContext = func() context.Context {
 		ctx := context.NewBlank()
-		ctx.SetBaseRepo(repo)
-		ctx.SetBranch(branch)
-		ctx.SetRemotes(map[string]string{
-			"origin": "OWNER/REPO",
-		})
 
 		if cfg == "" {
 			cfg = defaultTestConfig
diff --git a/context/blank_context.go b/context/blank_context.go
index f14310937..96f599981 100644
--- a/context/blank_context.go
+++ b/context/blank_context.go
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@ package context
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/cli/cli/git"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/internal/config"
-	"github.com/cli/cli/internal/ghrepo"
 )
 
 // NewBlank initializes a blank Context suitable for testing
@@ -16,9 +13,6 @@ func NewBlank() *blankContext {
 
 // A Context implementation that queries the filesystem
 type blankContext struct {
-	branch   string
-	baseRepo ghrepo.Interface
-	remotes  Remotes
 }
 
 func (c *blankContext) Config() (config.Config, error) {
@@ -28,51 +22,3 @@ func (c *blankContext) Config() (config.Config, error) {
 	}
 	return cfg, nil
 }
-
-func (c *blankContext) Branch() (string, error) {
-	if c.branch == "" {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("branch was not initialized: %w", git.ErrNotOnAnyBranch)
-	}
-	return c.branch, nil
-}
-
-func (c *blankContext) SetBranch(b string) {
-	c.branch = b
-}
-
-func (c *blankContext) Remotes() (Remotes, error) {
-	if c.remotes == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("remotes were not initialized")
-	}
-	return c.remotes, nil
-}
-
-func (c *blankContext) SetRemotes(stubs map[string]string) {
-	c.remotes = make([]*Remote, 0, len(stubs))
-	for remoteName, repo := range stubs {
-		ownerWithName := strings.SplitN(repo, "/", 2)
-		c.remotes = append(c.remotes, &Remote{
-			Remote: &git.Remote{Name: remoteName},
-			Repo:   ghrepo.New(ownerWithName[0], ownerWithName[1]),
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func (c *blankContext) BaseRepo() (ghrepo.Interface, error) {
-	if c.baseRepo != nil {
-		return c.baseRepo, nil
-	}
-	remotes, err := c.Remotes()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if len(remotes) < 1 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("remotes are empty")
-	}
-	return remotes[0], nil
-}
-
-func (c *blankContext) SetBaseRepo(nwo string) {
-	repo, _ := ghrepo.FromFullName(nwo)
-	c.baseRepo = repo
-}
diff --git a/context/context.go b/context/context.go
index 06a89067d..e2600b02e 100644
--- a/context/context.go
+++ b/context/context.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/cli/cli/api"
-	"github.com/cli/cli/git"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/internal/config"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/internal/ghrepo"
 )
@@ -154,9 +153,7 @@ func New() Context {
 
 // A Context implementation that queries the filesystem
 type fsContext struct {
-	config   config.Config
-	branch   string
-	baseRepo ghrepo.Interface
+	config config.Config
 }
 
 func (c *fsContext) Config() (config.Config, error) {
@@ -171,25 +168,3 @@ func (c *fsContext) Config() (config.Config, error) {
 	}
 	return c.config, nil
 }
-
-func (c *fsContext) Branch() (string, error) {
-	if c.branch != "" {
-		return c.branch, nil
-	}
-
-	currentBranch, err := git.CurrentBranch()
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not determine current branch: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	c.branch = currentBranch
-	return c.branch, nil
-}
-
-func (c *fsContext) SetBranch(b string) {
-	c.branch = b
-}
-
-func (c *fsContext) SetBaseRepo(nwo string) {
-	c.baseRepo, _ = ghrepo.FromFullName(nwo)
-}