diff --git a/app/models/repository.rb b/app/models/repository.rb
index c2f62badbcb..3089d0162ee 100644
--- a/app/models/repository.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository.rb
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ class Repository
     @root_ref_sha ||= commit(root_ref).sha
   end
 
-  delegate :merged_branch_names, :can_be_merged?, to: :raw_repository
+  delegate :merged_branch_names, to: :raw_repository
 
   def merge_base(first_commit_id, second_commit_id)
     first_commit_id = commit(first_commit_id).try(:id) || first_commit_id
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb b/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb
index 7ce90ce170f..77543206e13 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb
@@ -1413,13 +1413,8 @@ module Gitlab
       end
 
       def can_be_merged?(source_sha, target_branch)
-        gitaly_migrate(:can_be_merged) do |is_enabled|
-          if is_enabled
-            gitaly_can_be_merged?(source_sha, find_branch(target_branch, true).target)
-          else
-            rugged_can_be_merged?(source_sha, target_branch)
-          end
-        end
+        target_sha = find_branch(target_branch, true).target
+        !gitaly_conflicts_client(source_sha, target_sha).conflicts?
       end
 
       def search_files_by_name(query, ref)
@@ -2232,14 +2227,6 @@ module Gitlab
         run_git(['fetch', remote_name], env: env).last.zero?
       end
 
-      def gitaly_can_be_merged?(their_commit, our_commit)
-        !gitaly_conflicts_client(our_commit, their_commit).conflicts?
-      end
-
-      def rugged_can_be_merged?(their_commit, our_commit)
-        !rugged.merge_commits(our_commit, their_commit).conflicts?
-      end
-
       def gitlab_projects_error
         raise CommandError, @gitlab_projects.output
       end
diff --git a/spec/models/repository_spec.rb b/spec/models/repository_spec.rb
index b6df048d4ca..d817a8376f4 100644
--- a/spec/models/repository_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/repository_spec.rb
@@ -434,44 +434,34 @@ describe Repository do
   end
 
   describe '#can_be_merged?' do
-    shared_examples 'can be merged' do
-      context 'mergeable branches' do
-        subject { repository.can_be_merged?('0b4bc9a49b562e85de7cc9e834518ea6828729b9', 'master') }
+    context 'mergeable branches' do
+      subject { repository.can_be_merged?('0b4bc9a49b562e85de7cc9e834518ea6828729b9', 'master') }
 
-        it { is_expected.to be_truthy }
-      end
-
-      context 'non-mergeable branches without conflict sides missing' do
-        subject { repository.can_be_merged?('bb5206fee213d983da88c47f9cf4cc6caf9c66dc', 'feature') }
-
-        it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
-      end
-
-      context 'non-mergeable branches with conflict sides missing' do
-        subject { repository.can_be_merged?('conflict-missing-side', 'conflict-start') }
-
-        it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
-      end
-
-      context 'non merged branch' do
-        subject { repository.merged_to_root_ref?('fix') }
-
-        it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
-      end
-
-      context 'non existent branch' do
-        subject { repository.merged_to_root_ref?('non_existent_branch') }
-
-        it { is_expected.to be_nil }
-      end
+      it { is_expected.to be_truthy }
     end
 
-    context 'when Gitaly can_be_merged feature is enabled' do
-      it_behaves_like 'can be merged'
+    context 'non-mergeable branches without conflict sides missing' do
+      subject { repository.can_be_merged?('bb5206fee213d983da88c47f9cf4cc6caf9c66dc', 'feature') }
+
+      it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
     end
 
-    context 'when Gitaly can_be_merged feature is disabled', :disable_gitaly do
-      it_behaves_like 'can be merged'
+    context 'non-mergeable branches with conflict sides missing' do
+      subject { repository.can_be_merged?('conflict-missing-side', 'conflict-start') }
+
+      it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
+    end
+
+    context 'non merged branch' do
+      subject { repository.merged_to_root_ref?('fix') }
+
+      it { is_expected.to be_falsey }
+    end
+
+    context 'non existent branch' do
+      subject { repository.merged_to_root_ref?('non_existent_branch') }
+
+      it { is_expected.to be_nil }
     end
   end