diff --git a/app/src/lib/stores/git-store.ts b/app/src/lib/stores/git-store.ts
index 93580fff04..7c44e1ee72 100644
--- a/app/src/lib/stores/git-store.ts
+++ b/app/src/lib/stores/git-store.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export class GitStore extends BaseStore {
 
   public pullWithRebase?: boolean
 
-  private _history: ReadonlyArray<string> = new Array()
+  private _history: ReadonlyArray<string> = []
 
   private readonly requestsInFight = new Set<string>()