diff --git a/services/issue/issue.go b/services/issue/issue.go
index bc7b1ac5d9..b91ee4fc18 100644
--- a/services/issue/issue.go
+++ b/services/issue/issue.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 package issue
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
 	activities_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/activities"
@@ -133,17 +132,11 @@ func UpdateAssignees(issue *issues_model.Issue, oneAssignee string, multipleAssi
 
 // DeleteIssue deletes an issue
 func DeleteIssue(doer *user_model.User, gitRepo *git.Repository, issue *issues_model.Issue) error {
-	var ctx context.Context
-	if gitRepo == nil {
-		ctx = db.DefaultContext
-	} else {
-		ctx = gitRepo.Ctx
-	}
 	// load issue before deleting it
-	if err := issue.LoadAttributes(ctx); err != nil {
+	if err := issue.LoadAttributes(gitRepo.Ctx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := issue.LoadPullRequest(ctx); err != nil {
+	if err := issue.LoadPullRequest(gitRepo.Ctx); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -159,7 +152,7 @@ func DeleteIssue(doer *user_model.User, gitRepo *git.Repository, issue *issues_m
 		}
 	}
 
-	notification.NotifyDeleteIssue(ctx, doer, issue)
+	notification.NotifyDeleteIssue(gitRepo.Ctx, doer, issue)
 
 	return nil
 }