diff --git a/src/Vcs/Driver/GitDriver.php b/src/Vcs/Driver/GitDriver.php
index 2aad75e..e7fbcc2 100644
--- a/src/Vcs/Driver/GitDriver.php
+++ b/src/Vcs/Driver/GitDriver.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public function hasChangesSinceTag($tag, $branch, $path, OutputInterface $output
     {
         try {
             $this->getGit()->getAdapter()->execute('fetch', ['origin'], $path);
-            $this->checkoutBranch($branch, $path, $output);
+            $this->getGit()->getAdapter()->execute('branch', [$branch ,'origin/' . $branch, '-fq'], $path);
             $diff = $this->getGit()->getAdapter()->execute('diff', array('--ignore-all-space', $tag), $path);
         } catch (\RuntimeException $e) {
             if (false !== strpos($e->getMessage(), 'unknown revision or path')) {
@@ -128,34 +128,6 @@ public function hasChangesSinceTag($tag, $branch, $path, OutputInterface $output
         return true;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @param $branch
-     * @param $path
-     * @param OutputInterface $output
-     * @throws \Exception
-     */
-    private function checkoutBranch($branch, $path, OutputInterface $output)
-    {
-        try {
-            $this->getGit()->getAdapter()->execute('checkout', ['-b', $branch ,'origin/' . $branch], $path);
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
-            if (preg_match("/branch .+ already exists/", $e->getMessage()) === 1) {
-                $output->writeln(
-                    sprintf(
-                        '<info>checkout -b %s %s failed, because local branch "%s" already exists</info>',
-                        $branch,
-                        'origin/' . $branch,
-                        $branch
-                    )
-                );
-                $this->getGit()->getAdapter()->execute('checkout', [$branch], $path);
-                $output->writeln('<info>checkout local branch: "'. $branch .'"</info>');
-            } else {
-                throw $e;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * @return Git
      */
diff --git a/test/Vcs/Driver/GitDriverTest.php b/test/Vcs/Driver/GitDriverTest.php
index 6127d35..c9f7d44 100644
--- a/test/Vcs/Driver/GitDriverTest.php
+++ b/test/Vcs/Driver/GitDriverTest.php
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ public function shouldNotHaveChangesSinceTagWithNullValueFromGitAdapter()
         );
 
         $adapter->expects($this->at(1))->method('execute')->with(
-            'checkout',
-            array('-b', 'master', 'origin/master'),
+            'branch',
+            array('master', 'origin/master', '-fq'),
             '/home/my/vcs/repo'
         );
 
@@ -214,95 +214,6 @@ public function shouldNotHaveChangesSinceTagWithNullValueFromGitAdapter()
         $this->assertFalse($driver->hasChangesSinceTag('0.2.5', 'master', '/home/my/vcs/repo', $output));
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @test
-     */
-    public function shouldCheckoutLocalBranchIfItAlreadyExists()
-    {
-        $adapter = $this->givenAnAdapter();
-        $output = $this->getMockBuilder('Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Output\\OutputInterface')
-            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
-            ->getMock();
-
-        $adapter->expects($this->at(0))->method('execute')->with(
-            'fetch',
-            array('origin'),
-            '/home/my/vcs/repo'
-        );
-
-        $adapter->expects($this->at(1))->method('execute')->with(
-            'checkout',
-            array('-b', 'master', 'origin/master'),
-            '/home/my/vcs/repo'
-        )->willThrowException(new \Exception('fatal: branch master already exists'));
-
-        $adapter->expects($this->at(2))->method('execute')->with(
-            'checkout',
-            array('master'),
-            '/home/my/vcs/repo'
-        );
-
-        $adapter->expects($this->at(3))->method('execute')->with(
-            'diff',
-            array('--ignore-all-space', '0.2.5'),
-            '/home/my/vcs/repo'
-        )->will($this->returnValue(null));
-
-        $git = $this->getMockBuilder('Webcreate\\Vcs\\Git')
-            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
-            ->setMethods(array('getAdapter'))
-            ->getMock();
-        $git->expects($this->any())->method('getAdapter')->will($this->returnValue($adapter));
-
-        $driver = $this->givenADriver();
-
-        $driver->expects($this->any())->method('getGit')->will(
-            $this->returnValue($git)
-        );
-
-        /** @var GitDriver $driver */
-        $driver->hasChangesSinceTag('0.2.5', 'master', '/home/my/vcs/repo', $output);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @test
-     * @expectedException \Exception
-     */
-    public function shouldThrowExceptionWhileTryingToCheckoutBranch()
-    {
-        $adapter = $this->givenAnAdapter();
-        $output = $this->getMockBuilder('Symfony\\Component\\Console\\Output\\OutputInterface')
-            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
-            ->getMock();
-
-        $adapter->expects($this->at(0))->method('execute')->with(
-            'fetch',
-            array('origin'),
-            '/home/my/vcs/repo'
-        );
-
-        $adapter->expects($this->at(1))->method('execute')->with(
-            'checkout',
-            array('-b', 'master', 'origin/master'),
-            '/home/my/vcs/repo'
-        )->willThrowException(new \Exception('fatal: something is wrong'));
-
-        $git = $this->getMockBuilder('Webcreate\\Vcs\\Git')
-            ->disableOriginalConstructor()
-            ->setMethods(array('getAdapter'))
-            ->getMock();
-        $git->expects($this->any())->method('getAdapter')->will($this->returnValue($adapter));
-
-        $driver = $this->givenADriver();
-
-        $driver->expects($this->any())->method('getGit')->will(
-            $this->returnValue($git)
-        );
-
-        /** @var GitDriver $driver */
-        $driver->hasChangesSinceTag('0.2.5', 'master', '/home/my/vcs/repo', $output);
-    }
-
     /**
      * @test
      */
@@ -320,8 +231,8 @@ public function shouldNotHaveChangesSinceTagWithEmptyStringValueFromGitAdapter()
         );
 
         $adapter->expects($this->at(1))->method('execute')->with(
-            'checkout',
-            array('-b', 'master', 'origin/master'),
+            'branch',
+            array('master', 'origin/master', '-fq'),
             '/home/my/vcs/repo'
         );
 
@@ -365,8 +276,8 @@ public function shouldHaveChangesSinceTag()
         );
 
         $adapter->expects($this->at(1))->method('execute')->with(
-            'checkout',
-            array('-b', 'master', 'origin/master'),
+            'branch',
+            array('master', 'origin/master', '-fq'),
             '/home/my/vcs/repo'
         );
 
@@ -417,8 +328,8 @@ public function shouldHaveChangesSinceTagOnUnknownTag()
         );
 
         $adapter->expects($this->at(1))->method('execute')->with(
-            'checkout',
-            array('-b', 'master', 'origin/master'),
+            'branch',
+            array('master', 'origin/master', '-fq'),
             '/home/my/vcs/repo'
         );