1 files changed, 1 insertions, 58 deletions
diff --git a/makima/src/daemon/worktree/manager.rs b/makima/src/daemon/worktree/manager.rs
index 489c488..ea26767 100644
--- a/makima/src/daemon/worktree/manager.rs
+++ b/makima/src/daemon/worktree/manager.rs
@@ -491,64 +491,7 @@ impl WorktreeManager {
                 .output()
                 .await;
 
-            // Prefer origin/{base_branch} to get latest remote state.
-            // If neither origin/{base_branch} nor {base_branch} exist (e.g. PR branch
-            // was deleted after merge), fall back to the repo's default branch.
-            let origin_ref = format!("origin/{}", base_branch);
-            let has_origin_ref = Command::new("git")
-                .args(["rev-parse", "--verify", &format!("refs/remotes/{}", origin_ref)])
-                .current_dir(source_repo)
-                .output()
-                .await
-                .map(|o| o.status.success())
-                .unwrap_or(false);
-
-            let has_local_ref = if !has_origin_ref {
-                Command::new("git")
-                    .args(["rev-parse", "--verify", &format!("refs/heads/{}", base_branch)])
-                    .current_dir(source_repo)
-                    .output()
-                    .await
-                    .map(|o| o.status.success())
-                    .unwrap_or(false)
-            } else {
-                false // don't need to check — we already have origin ref
-            };
-
-            let start_point: String = if has_origin_ref {
-                origin_ref
-            } else if has_local_ref {
-                base_branch.to_string()
-            } else {
-                // Branch doesn't exist (likely deleted after PR merge) — use default branch
-                tracing::warn!(
-                    task_id = %task_id,
-                    base_branch = %base_branch,
-                    "Base branch ref not found, falling back to default branch"
-                );
-                let default_branch = self.detect_default_branch(source_repo).await?;
-                let default_origin = format!("origin/{}", default_branch);
-                let has_default_origin = Command::new("git")
-                    .args(["rev-parse", "--verify", &format!("refs/remotes/{}", default_origin)])
-                    .current_dir(source_repo)
-                    .output()
-                    .await
-                    .map(|o| o.status.success())
-                    .unwrap_or(false);
-                if has_default_origin {
-                    default_origin
-                } else {
-                    default_branch
-                }
-            };
-
-            tracing::info!(
-                task_id = %task_id,
-                start_point = %start_point,
-                "Using start point for new worktree branch"
-            );
-
-            // Create the worktree with a new branch based on the start point
+            // Create the worktree with a new branch based on the local base_branch
             let output = Command::new("git")
                 .args([
                     "worktree",