diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index 330f533ada1..7ddc55cd34c 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
 
       Gitlab::ProjectMover.new(self, old_dir, new_dir).execute
 
-      git_host.move_repository(old_repo, self.path_with_namespace, self)
+      git_host.move_repository(old_repo, self)
 
       save!
     end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/backend/gitolite.rb b/lib/gitlab/backend/gitolite.rb
index 05a54ac61e2..7c3861bdd13 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/backend/gitolite.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/backend/gitolite.rb
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ module Gitlab
       config.update_project!(project)
     end
 
-    def move_repository(old_repo, new_repo, project)
+    def move_repository(old_repo, project)
       config.apply do |config|
         config.clean_repo(old_repo)
-        config.update_project(new_repo, project)
+        config.update_project(project)
       end
     end