diff --git a/models/issues/pull.go b/models/issues/pull.go
index fd86ceed68..f411623ee2 100644
--- a/models/issues/pull.go
+++ b/models/issues/pull.go
@@ -150,14 +150,13 @@ type PullRequest struct {
 	Issue   *Issue `xorm:"-"`
 	Index   int64
 
-	HeadRepoID   int64                  `xorm:"INDEX"`
-	HeadRepo     *repo_model.Repository `xorm:"-"`
-	BaseRepoID   int64                  `xorm:"INDEX"`
-	BaseRepo     *repo_model.Repository `xorm:"-"`
-	HeadBranch   string
-	HeadCommitID string `xorm:"-"`
-	BaseBranch   string
-	// ProtectedBranch     *git_model.ProtectedBranch `xorm:"-"`
+	HeadRepoID          int64                  `xorm:"INDEX"`
+	HeadRepo            *repo_model.Repository `xorm:"-"`
+	BaseRepoID          int64                  `xorm:"INDEX"`
+	BaseRepo            *repo_model.Repository `xorm:"-"`
+	HeadBranch          string
+	HeadCommitID        string `xorm:"-"`
+	BaseBranch          string
 	MergeBase           string `xorm:"VARCHAR(40)"`
 	AllowMaintainerEdit bool   `xorm:"NOT NULL DEFAULT false"`
 
@@ -305,23 +304,6 @@ func (pr *PullRequest) LoadIssueCtx(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 	return err
 }
 
-// LoadProtectedBranchRules loads the protected branch of the base branch
-/*func (pr *PullRequest) LoadProtectedBranchRules(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
-	if pr.ProtectedBranch == nil {
-		if pr.BaseRepo == nil {
-			if pr.BaseRepoID == 0 {
-				return nil
-			}
-			pr.BaseRepo, err = repo_model.GetRepositoryByIDCtx(ctx, pr.BaseRepoID)
-			if err != nil {
-				return
-			}
-		}
-		pr.ProtectedBranch, err = git_model.GetFirstMatchProtectedBranchRule(ctx, pr.BaseRepo.ID, pr.BaseBranch)
-	}
-	return err
-}*/
-
 // ReviewCount represents a count of Reviews
 type ReviewCount struct {
 	IssueID int64
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/issue.go b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
index baa4ad9f5a..96a9f33dd3 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/issue.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/issue.go
@@ -1641,6 +1641,7 @@ func ViewIssue(ctx *context.Context) {
 			if ctx.Doer != nil {
 				showMergeInstructions = pb.CanUserPush(ctx.Doer.ID)
 			}
+			ctx.Data["ProtectedBranch"] = pb
 			ctx.Data["IsBlockedByApprovals"] = !issues_model.HasEnoughApprovals(ctx, pb, pull)
 			ctx.Data["IsBlockedByRejection"] = issues_model.MergeBlockedByRejectedReview(ctx, pb, pull)
 			ctx.Data["IsBlockedByOfficialReviewRequests"] = issues_model.MergeBlockedByOfficialReviewRequests(ctx, pb, pull)
diff --git a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull.tmpl b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull.tmpl
index fd901f013e..30771defdb 100644
--- a/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/issue/view_content/pull.tmpl
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 				{{if .IsBlockedByApprovals}}
 					<div class="item">
 						<i class="icon icon-octicon">{{svg "octicon-x"}}</i>
-					{{$.locale.Tr "repo.pulls.blocked_by_approvals" .GrantedApprovals .Issue.PullRequest.ProtectedBranch.RequiredApprovals}}
+					{{$.locale.Tr "repo.pulls.blocked_by_approvals" .GrantedApprovals .ProtectedBranch.RequiredApprovals}}
 					</div>
 				{{else if .IsBlockedByRejection}}
 					<div class="item">
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@
 				{{if .IsBlockedByApprovals}}
 					<div class="item text red">
 						{{svg "octicon-x"}}
-					{{$.locale.Tr "repo.pulls.blocked_by_approvals" .GrantedApprovals .Issue.PullRequest.ProtectedBranch.RequiredApprovals}}
+					{{$.locale.Tr "repo.pulls.blocked_by_approvals" .GrantedApprovals .ProtectedBranch.RequiredApprovals}}
 					</div>
 				{{else if .IsBlockedByRejection}}
 					<div class="item text red">