diff --git a/src/Commands/Branch.cs b/src/Commands/Branch.cs
index 21210238..660a5daa 100644
--- a/src/Commands/Branch.cs
+++ b/src/Commands/Branch.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
             return cmd.Exec();
         }
 
-        public static bool Delete(string repo, string name)
+        public static bool DeleteLocal(string repo, string name)
         {
             var cmd = new Command();
             cmd.WorkingDirectory = repo;
@@ -44,5 +44,25 @@
             cmd.Args = $"branch -D {name}";
             return cmd.Exec();
         }
+
+        public static bool DeleteRemote(string repo, string remote, string name)
+        {
+            var cmd = new Command();
+            cmd.WorkingDirectory = repo;
+            cmd.Context = repo;
+
+            var sshKey = new Config(repo).Get($"remote.{remote}.sshkey");
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(sshKey))
+            {
+                cmd.Args = $"-c core.sshCommand=\"ssh -i '{sshKey}'\" ";
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                cmd.Args = "-c credential.helper=manager ";
+            }
+
+            cmd.Args += $"push {remote} --delete {name}";
+            return cmd.Exec();
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Commands/Push.cs b/src/Commands/Push.cs
index b3e4814a..0aac37a5 100644
--- a/src/Commands/Push.cs
+++ b/src/Commands/Push.cs
@@ -33,31 +33,6 @@ namespace SourceGit.Commands
             Args += $"{remote} {local}:{remoteBranch}";
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        ///     Only used to delete a remote branch!!!!!!
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="repo"></param>
-        /// <param name="remote"></param>
-        /// <param name="branch"></param>
-        public Push(string repo, string remote, string branch)
-        {
-            WorkingDirectory = repo;
-            Context = repo;
-            TraitErrorAsOutput = true;
-
-            var sshKey = new Config(repo).Get($"remote.{remote}.sshkey");
-            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(sshKey))
-            {
-                Args = $"-c core.sshCommand=\"ssh -i '{sshKey}'\" ";
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                Args = "-c credential.helper=manager ";
-            }
-
-            Args += $"push {remote} --delete {branch}";
-        }
-
         public Push(string repo, string remote, string tag, bool isDelete)
         {
             WorkingDirectory = repo;
diff --git a/src/ViewModels/DeleteBranch.cs b/src/ViewModels/DeleteBranch.cs
index b5151e97..52a04d93 100644
--- a/src/ViewModels/DeleteBranch.cs
+++ b/src/ViewModels/DeleteBranch.cs
@@ -52,14 +52,17 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             {
                 if (Target.IsLocal)
                 {
-                    Commands.Branch.Delete(_repo.FullPath, Target.Name);
+                    Commands.Branch.DeleteLocal(_repo.FullPath, Target.Name);
 
                     if (_alsoDeleteTrackingRemote && TrackingRemoteBranch != null)
-                        new Commands.Push(_repo.FullPath, TrackingRemoteBranch.Remote, TrackingRemoteBranch.Name).Exec();
+                    {
+                        SetProgressDescription("Deleting tracking remote branch...");
+                        Commands.Branch.DeleteRemote(_repo.FullPath, TrackingRemoteBranch.Remote, TrackingRemoteBranch.Name);
+                    }   
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    new Commands.Push(_repo.FullPath, Target.Remote, Target.Name).Exec();
+                    Commands.Branch.DeleteRemote(_repo.FullPath, Target.Remote, Target.Name);
                 }
 
                 CallUIThread(() => _repo.SetWatcherEnabled(true));