diff --git a/swh/web/common/identifiers.py b/swh/web/common/identifiers.py
--- a/swh/web/common/identifiers.py
+++ b/swh/web/common/identifiers.py
@@ -162,16 +162,11 @@
         query_dict["snapshot"] = hash_to_hex(swhid_parsed.visit.object_id)
 
         if swhid_parsed.anchor:
-            if swhid_parsed.anchor.object_type == ObjectType.REVISION:
-                # check if the anchor revision is the tip of a branch
-                branch_name = archive.lookup_snapshot_branch_name_from_tip_revision(
-                    hash_to_hex(swhid_parsed.visit.object_id),
-                    hash_to_hex(swhid_parsed.anchor.object_id),
-                )
-                if branch_name:
-                    query_dict["branch"] = branch_name
-                elif object_type != ObjectType.REVISION:
-                    query_dict["revision"] = hash_to_hex(swhid_parsed.anchor.object_id)
+            if (
+                swhid_parsed.anchor.object_type == ObjectType.REVISION
+                and object_type != ObjectType.REVISION
+            ):
+                query_dict["revision"] = hash_to_hex(swhid_parsed.anchor.object_id)
 
             elif swhid_parsed.anchor.object_type == ObjectType.RELEASE:
                 release = archive.lookup_release(
@@ -180,13 +175,6 @@
                 if release:
                     query_dict["release"] = release["name"]
 
-        if object_type == ObjectType.REVISION and "release" not in query_dict:
-            branch_name = archive.lookup_snapshot_branch_name_from_tip_revision(
-                hash_to_hex(swhid_parsed.visit.object_id), hash_to_hex(object_id)
-            )
-            if branch_name:
-                query_dict["branch"] = branch_name
-
     # browsing content or directory without snapshot context
     elif (
         object_type in (ObjectType.CONTENT, ObjectType.DIRECTORY)
diff --git a/swh/web/tests/common/test_identifiers.py b/swh/web/tests/common/test_identifiers.py
--- a/swh/web/tests/common/test_identifiers.py
+++ b/swh/web/tests/common/test_identifiers.py
@@ -556,22 +556,7 @@
             query_params["release"] = snapshot_context["release"]
         else:
             obj_context["anchor"] = gen_swhid(REVISION, snapshot_context["revision_id"])
-            if (
-                snapshot_context["branch"]
-                and snapshot_context["branch"] != snapshot_context["revision_id"]
-            ):
-                branch = snapshot_context["branch"]
-                if branch == "HEAD":
-                    for b in snapshot_context["branches"]:
-                        if (
-                            b["revision"] == snapshot_context["revision_id"]
-                            and b["name"] != "HEAD"
-                        ):
-                            branch = b["name"]
-                            break
-
-                query_params["branch"] = branch
-            elif object_type != REVISION:
+            if object_type != REVISION:
                 query_params["revision"] = snapshot_context["revision_id"]
 
     if path: