diff --git a/routers/web/repo/tree.go b/routers/web/repo/tree.go
index facf4bfa8f986..78aa5537f61db 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/tree.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/tree.go
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ func Tree(ctx *context.Context) {
 	var results []*files_service.TreeViewNode
 	var err error
 	if !recursive {
-		results, err = files_service.GetTreeList(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.TreePath, ctx.Repo.RefFullName, false)
+		results, err = files_service.GetTreeList(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.GitRepo, ctx.Repo.TreePath, ctx.Repo.RefFullName, false)
 	} else {
-		results, err = files_service.GetTreeInformation(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.TreePath, ctx.Repo.RefFullName)
+		results, err = files_service.GetTreeInformation(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.GitRepo, ctx.Repo.TreePath, ctx.Repo.RefFullName)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetTreeInformation", err)
diff --git a/services/repository/files/tree.go b/services/repository/files/tree.go
index 122421a0d3f7b..88334e18a45cc 100644
--- a/services/repository/files/tree.go
+++ b/services/repository/files/tree.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/gitrepo"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
@@ -194,7 +193,7 @@ Example 3: (path: d3/d3d1)
 	    "path": "d3/d3d1/d3d1f2"
 	}]
 */
-func GetTreeList(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, treePath string, ref git.RefName, recursive bool) ([]*TreeViewNode, error) {
+func GetTreeList(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, gitRepo *git.Repository, treePath string, ref git.RefName, recursive bool) ([]*TreeViewNode, error) {
 	if repo.IsEmpty {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
@@ -211,12 +210,6 @@ func GetTreeList(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, treePath stri
 	}
 	treePath = cleanTreePath
 
-	gitRepo, closer, err := gitrepo.RepositoryFromContextOrOpen(ctx, repo)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer closer.Close()
-
 	// Get the commit object for the ref
 	commit, err := gitRepo.GetCommit(ref.String())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -390,7 +383,7 @@ Example 4: (path: d2/d2f1)
         "path": "f1"
     },]
 */
-func GetTreeInformation(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, treePath string, ref git.RefName) ([]*TreeViewNode, error) {
+func GetTreeInformation(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, gitRepo *git.Repository, treePath string, ref git.RefName) ([]*TreeViewNode, error) {
 	if repo.IsEmpty {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
@@ -407,12 +400,6 @@ func GetTreeInformation(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, treePa
 	}
 	treePath = cleanTreePath
 
-	gitRepo, closer, err := gitrepo.RepositoryFromContextOrOpen(ctx, repo)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer closer.Close()
-
 	// Get the commit object for the ref
 	commit, err := gitRepo.GetCommit(ref.String())
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/services/repository/files/tree_test.go b/services/repository/files/tree_test.go
index 614d9621bcbd8..3f774bb268a64 100644
--- a/services/repository/files/tree_test.go
+++ b/services/repository/files/tree_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func Test_GetTreeList(t *testing.T) {
 
 	refName := git.RefNameFromBranch(ctx1.Repo.Repository.DefaultBranch)
 
-	treeList, err := GetTreeList(ctx1, ctx1.Repo.Repository, "", refName, true)
+	treeList, err := GetTreeList(ctx1, ctx1.Repo.Repository, ctx1.Repo.GitRepo, "", refName, true)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, treeList, 1)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, "README.md", treeList[0].Name)
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func Test_GetTreeList(t *testing.T) {
 
 	refName = git.RefNameFromBranch(ctx2.Repo.Repository.DefaultBranch)
 
-	treeList, err = GetTreeList(ctx2, ctx2.Repo.Repository, "", refName, true)
+	treeList, err = GetTreeList(ctx2, ctx2.Repo.Repository, ctx2.Repo.GitRepo, "", refName, true)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, treeList, 2)
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func Test_GetTreeInformation(t *testing.T) {
 
 	refName := git.RefNameFromBranch(ctx1.Repo.Repository.DefaultBranch)
 
-	treeList, err := GetTreeInformation(ctx1, ctx1.Repo.Repository, "", refName)
+	treeList, err := GetTreeInformation(ctx1, ctx1.Repo.Repository, ctx1.Repo.GitRepo, "", refName)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, treeList, 1)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, "README.md", treeList[0].Name)
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func Test_GetTreeInformation(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, "blob", treeList[0].Type)
 	assert.Empty(t, treeList[0].Children)
 
-	treeList, err = GetTreeInformation(ctx1, ctx1.Repo.Repository, "README.md", refName)
+	treeList, err = GetTreeInformation(ctx1, ctx1.Repo.Repository, ctx1.Repo.GitRepo, "README.md", refName)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, treeList, 1)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, "README.md", treeList[0].Name)
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func Test_GetTreeInformation(t *testing.T) {
 
 	refName = git.RefNameFromBranch(ctx2.Repo.Repository.DefaultBranch)
 
-	treeList, err = GetTreeInformation(ctx2, ctx2.Repo.Repository, "", refName)
+	treeList, err = GetTreeInformation(ctx2, ctx2.Repo.Repository, ctx2.Repo.GitRepo, "", refName)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, treeList, 2)
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func Test_GetTreeInformation(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, "blob", treeList[1].Type)
 	assert.Empty(t, treeList[1].Children)
 
-	treeList, err = GetTreeInformation(ctx2, ctx2.Repo.Repository, "doc", refName)
+	treeList, err = GetTreeInformation(ctx2, ctx2.Repo.Repository, ctx2.Repo.GitRepo, "doc", refName)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, treeList, 2)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, "doc", treeList[0].Name)
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func Test_GetTreeInformation(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.EqualValues(t, "blob", treeList[1].Type)
 	assert.Empty(t, treeList[1].Children)
 
-	treeList, err = GetTreeInformation(ctx2, ctx2.Repo.Repository, "doc/doc.md", refName)
+	treeList, err = GetTreeInformation(ctx2, ctx2.Repo.Repository, ctx2.Repo.GitRepo, "doc/doc.md", refName)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, treeList, 2)