diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/noteable_discussion.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/noteable_discussion.vue
index be451401e97..7c3f5d00308 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/noteable_discussion.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/noteable_discussion.vue
@@ -212,16 +212,6 @@ export default {
 
       return this.line;
     },
-    commit() {
-      if (!this.discussion.for_commit) {
-        return null;
-      }
-
-      return {
-        id: this.discussion.commit_id,
-        url: this.discussion.discussion_path,
-      };
-    },
   },
   watch: {
     isReplying() {
@@ -387,7 +377,6 @@ Please check your network connection and try again.`;
                     :note="componentData(initialDiscussion)"
                     :line="line"
                     :help-page-path="helpPagePath"
-                    :commit="commit"
                     @handleDeleteNote="deleteNoteHandler"
                   >
                     <note-edited-text
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/noteable_note.vue b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/noteable_note.vue
index 6edc65c856e..4c02588127e 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/noteable_note.vue
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/notes/components/noteable_note.vue
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 import $ from 'jquery';
 import { mapGetters, mapActions } from 'vuex';
 import { escape } from 'underscore';
-import { truncateSha } from '~/lib/utils/text_utility';
-import { s__, sprintf } from '~/locale';
 import TimelineEntryItem from '~/vue_shared/components/notes/timeline_entry_item.vue';
 import Flash from '../../flash';
 import userAvatarLink from '../../vue_shared/components/user_avatar/user_avatar_link.vue';
@@ -39,11 +37,6 @@ export default {
       required: false,
       default: '',
     },
-    commit: {
-      type: Object,
-      required: false,
-      default: () => null,
-    },
   },
   data() {
     return {
@@ -80,24 +73,6 @@ export default {
     isTarget() {
       return this.targetNoteHash === this.noteAnchorId;
     },
-    actionText() {
-      if (this.commit) {
-        const { id, url } = this.commit;
-        const linkStart = `<a class="commit-sha monospace" href="${escape(url)}">`;
-        const linkEnd = '</a>';
-        return sprintf(
-          s__('MergeRequests|commented on commit %{linkStart}%{commitId}%{linkEnd}'),
-          {
-            commitId: truncateSha(id),
-            linkStart,
-            linkEnd,
-          },
-          false,
-        );
-      }
-
-      return '<span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&middot;</span>';
-    },
   },
 
   created() {
@@ -225,9 +200,13 @@ export default {
     </div>
     <div class="timeline-content">
       <div class="note-header">
-        <note-header v-once :author="author" :created-at="note.created_at" :note-id="note.id">
-          <span v-html="actionText"></span>
-        </note-header>
+        <note-header
+          v-once
+          :author="author"
+          :created-at="note.created_at"
+          :note-id="note.id"
+          action-text="commented"
+        />
         <note-actions
           :author-id="author.id"
           :note-id="note.id"
diff --git a/app/helpers/notes_helper.rb b/app/helpers/notes_helper.rb
index 293dd20ad49..033686823a2 100644
--- a/app/helpers/notes_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/notes_helper.rb
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ module NotesHelper
 
       diffs_project_merge_request_path(discussion.project, discussion.noteable, path_params)
     elsif discussion.for_commit?
-      anchor = discussion.diff_discussion? ? discussion.line_code : "note_#{discussion.first_note.id}"
+      anchor = discussion.line_code if discussion.diff_discussion?
 
       project_commit_path(discussion.project, discussion.noteable, anchor: anchor)
     end
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/winh-discussion-header-commented.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/winh-discussion-header-commented.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d08409b504..00000000000
--- a/changelogs/unreleased/winh-discussion-header-commented.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-title: Display "commented" only for commit discussions on merge requests
-merge_request: 23622
-author:
-type: fixed
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index 59c377c9ea3..b27efe04966 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -4138,9 +4138,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "MergeRequests|View replaced file @ %{commitId}"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "MergeRequests|commented on commit %{linkStart}%{commitId}%{linkEnd}"
-msgstr ""
-
 msgid "MergeRequests|started a discussion"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/spec/features/merge_request/user_sees_discussions_spec.rb b/spec/features/merge_request/user_sees_discussions_spec.rb
index d130ea05654..4ab9a87ad4b 100644
--- a/spec/features/merge_request/user_sees_discussions_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/merge_request/user_sees_discussions_spec.rb
@@ -88,13 +88,5 @@ describe 'Merge request > User sees discussions', :js do
         expect(page).to have_content "started a discussion on commit #{note.commit_id[0...7]}"
       end
     end
-
-    context 'a commit non-diff discussion' do
-      let(:note) { create(:discussion_note_on_commit, project: project) }
-
-      it 'displays correct header' do
-        expect(page).to have_content "commented on commit #{note.commit_id[0...7]}"
-      end
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/notes_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/notes_helper_spec.rb
index 0715f34dafe..21461e46cf4 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/notes_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/notes_helper_spec.rb
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ describe NotesHelper do
       context 'for a non-diff discussion' do
         let(:discussion) { create(:discussion_note_on_commit, project: project).to_discussion }
 
-        it 'returns the commit path with the note anchor' do
-          expect(helper.discussion_path(discussion)).to eq(project_commit_path(project, commit, anchor: "note_#{discussion.first_note.id}"))
+        it 'returns the commit path' do
+          expect(helper.discussion_path(discussion)).to eq(project_commit_path(project, commit))
         end
       end
     end