diff --git a/app/models/ci/commit.rb b/app/models/ci/commit.rb
index 2ab1fefe8e1..94951ced1fd 100644
--- a/app/models/ci/commit.rb
+++ b/app/models/ci/commit.rb
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ module Ci
       next_stages.delete(build.stage)
 
       # get status for all prior builds
-      prior_builds = latest_builds.reject { |other_build| next_stages.include?(other_build.stage) }
-      status = prior_builds.status
+      prior_builds = latest_builds.where.not(stage: next_stages)
+      prior_status = prior_builds.status
 
       # create builds for next stages based
       next_stages.any? do |stage|
-        CreateBuildsService.new(self).execute(stage, build.user, status, build.trigger_request).present?
+        CreateBuildsService.new(self).execute(stage, build.user, prior_status, build.trigger_request).present?
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/ci/status.rb b/lib/ci/status.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 3fb1fe29494..00000000000
--- a/lib/ci/status.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-module Ci
-  class Status
-    def self.get_status(statuses)
-      if statuses.none?
-        'skipped'
-      elsif statuses.all? { |status| status.success? || status.ignored? }
-        'success'
-      elsif statuses.all?(&:pending?)
-        'pending'
-      elsif statuses.any?(&:running?) || statuses.any?(&:pending?)
-        'running'
-      elsif statuses.all?(&:canceled?)
-        'canceled'
-      else
-        'failed'
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end