diff --git a/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-settings-darwin.c b/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-settings-darwin.c
index efc732c0f317fc..a5d8041728b226 100644
--- a/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-settings-darwin.c
+++ b/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-settings-darwin.c
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ static enum fsmonitor_reason check_volume(struct repository *r)
 			 "statfs('%s') [type 0x%08x][flags 0x%08x] '%s'",
 			 r->worktree, fs.f_type, fs.f_flags, fs.f_fstypename);
 
-	if (!(fs.f_flags & MNT_LOCAL))
-		return FSMONITOR_REASON_REMOTE;
-
 	if (!strcmp(fs.f_fstypename, "msdos")) /* aka FAT32 */
 		return FSMONITOR_REASON_NOSOCKETS;
 
diff --git a/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-settings-win32.c b/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-settings-win32.c
index cc57790ea546bb..0c1dc860ea7cc6 100644
--- a/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-settings-win32.c
+++ b/compat/fsmonitor/fsm-settings-win32.c
@@ -111,13 +111,6 @@ static enum fsmonitor_reason check_remote(struct repository *r)
 			 "DriveType '%s' L'%ls' (%u)",
 			 r->worktree, wfullpath, driveType);
 
-	if (driveType == DRIVE_REMOTE) {
-		trace_printf_key(&trace_fsmonitor,
-				 "check_remote('%s') true",
-				 r->worktree);
-		return FSMONITOR_REASON_REMOTE;
-	}
-
 	return FSMONITOR_REASON_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/fsmonitor-settings.c b/fsmonitor-settings.c
index 5377222651d09e..8794e7d5c2436a 100644
--- a/fsmonitor-settings.c
+++ b/fsmonitor-settings.c
@@ -247,12 +247,6 @@ char *fsm_settings__get_incompatible_msg(const struct repository *r,
 			    r->worktree);
 		goto done;
 
-	case FSMONITOR_REASON_REMOTE:
-		strbuf_addf(&msg,
-			    _("remote repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"),
-			    r->worktree);
-		goto done;
-
 	case FSMONITOR_REASON_VFS4GIT:
 		strbuf_addf(&msg,
 			    _("virtual repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"),
diff --git a/fsmonitor-settings.h b/fsmonitor-settings.h
index d9c2605197ff8e..a19f5e9d25b177 100644
--- a/fsmonitor-settings.h
+++ b/fsmonitor-settings.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ enum fsmonitor_reason {
 	FSMONITOR_REASON_OK, /* no incompatibility or when disabled */
 	FSMONITOR_REASON_BARE,
 	FSMONITOR_REASON_ERROR, /* FS error probing for compatibility */
-	FSMONITOR_REASON_REMOTE,
 	FSMONITOR_REASON_VFS4GIT, /* VFS for Git virtualization */
 	FSMONITOR_REASON_NOSOCKETS, /* NTFS,FAT32 do not support Unix sockets */
 };
diff --git a/po/bg.po b/po/bg.po
index 934784fe523711..5ffacb4b8cb20a 100644
--- a/po/bg.po
+++ b/po/bg.po
@@ -16444,10 +16444,6 @@ msgstr "голото хранилище „%s“ е несъвместимо с
 msgid "repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor due to errors"
 msgstr "хранилището „%s“ е несъвместимо с fsmonitor поради грешки"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "remote repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
-msgstr "отдалеченото хранилище „%s“ е съвместимо с fsmonitor"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "virtual repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
 msgstr "виртуалното хранилище „%s“ е несъвместимо с fsmonitor"
diff --git a/po/ca.po b/po/ca.po
index 80c430df4540bf..009fc03651e08e 100644
--- a/po/ca.po
+++ b/po/ca.po
@@ -16090,10 +16090,6 @@ msgstr "%s és incompatible amb %s"
 msgid "repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor due to errors"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-msgid "remote repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
-msgstr "%s és incompatible amb %s"
-
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 msgid "virtual repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
 msgstr "%s és incompatible amb %s"
diff --git a/po/de.po b/po/de.po
index 76d6d3bea7c51a..9ebb71fd4bdefd 100644
--- a/po/de.po
+++ b/po/de.po
@@ -16206,10 +16206,6 @@ msgstr "Bare-Repository '%s' ist inkompatibel mit fsmonitor"
 msgid "repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor due to errors"
 msgstr "Repository '%s' ist wegen Fehler inkompatibel mit fsmonitor"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "remote repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
-msgstr "Remote-Repository '%s' ist inkompatibel mit fsmonitor"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "virtual repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
 msgstr "virtuelles Repository '%s' ist inkompatibel mit fsmonitor"
diff --git a/po/es.po b/po/es.po
index b2190476799b17..58ba14e27c25bb 100644
--- a/po/es.po
+++ b/po/es.po
@@ -15916,10 +15916,6 @@ msgstr "%s es incompatible con %s"
 msgid "repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor due to errors"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, fuzzy, c-format
-msgid "remote repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
-msgstr "%s es incompatible con %s"
-
 #, fuzzy, c-format
 msgid "virtual repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
 msgstr "%s es incompatible con %s"
diff --git a/po/fr.po b/po/fr.po
index f601f406363933..ddb4fd11cef959 100644
--- a/po/fr.po
+++ b/po/fr.po
@@ -16202,10 +16202,6 @@ msgstr "le dépôit nu '%s' est incompatible avec fsmonitor"
 msgid "repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor due to errors"
 msgstr "le dépôt '%s' est incompatible avec fsmonitor à cause d'erreurs"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "remote repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
-msgstr "le dépôt distant '%s' est incompatible avec fsmonitor"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "virtual repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
 msgstr "le dépôt virtuel '%s' est incompatible avec fsmonitor"
diff --git a/po/id.po b/po/id.po
index 794bf8f1c560ea..a2e5bb2aea7128 100644
--- a/po/id.po
+++ b/po/id.po
@@ -19716,11 +19716,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor due to errors"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: fsmonitor-settings.c
-#, c-format
-msgid "remote repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: fsmonitor-settings.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "virtual repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
diff --git a/po/ru.po b/po/ru.po
index 803208c4d52d85..85004ae8bfb1b1 100644
--- a/po/ru.po
+++ b/po/ru.po
@@ -15471,10 +15471,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor due to errors"
 msgstr ""
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "remote repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
-msgstr ""
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "virtual repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
 msgstr ""
diff --git a/po/sv.po b/po/sv.po
index 56db2f1bb19050..4923ca126324b1 100644
--- a/po/sv.po
+++ b/po/sv.po
@@ -15693,10 +15693,6 @@ msgstr "naket arkiv \"%s\" är inkompatibelt med fsmonitor"
 msgid "repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor due to errors"
 msgstr "arkivet \"%s\" är inkompatibelt med fsmonitor på grund av fel"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "remote repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
-msgstr "fjärrarkivet \"%s\" är inkompatibelt med fsmonitor"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "virtual repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
 msgstr "det virtuella arkivet \"%s\" är inkompatibelt med fsmonitor"
diff --git a/po/tr.po b/po/tr.po
index 1e1d0318fd98ed..e8198a70bc3a79 100644
--- a/po/tr.po
+++ b/po/tr.po
@@ -15790,10 +15790,6 @@ msgstr "çıplak depo '%s', fsmonitor ile uyumsuz"
 msgid "repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor due to errors"
 msgstr "'%s' deposu, hatalardan dolayı fsmonitor ile uyumsuz"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "remote repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
-msgstr "uzak depo '%s', fsmonitor ile uyumsuz"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "virtual repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
 msgstr "sanal depo '%s', fsmonitor ile uyumsuz"
diff --git a/po/vi.po b/po/vi.po
index d673745ac5b73a..40625e1843307a 100644
--- a/po/vi.po
+++ b/po/vi.po
@@ -15839,10 +15839,6 @@ msgstr "kho thuần '%s' là không tương thích với fsmonitor"
 msgid "repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor due to errors"
 msgstr "kho '%s' là không tương thích với fsmonitor bởi vì có lỗi"
 
-#, c-format
-msgid "remote repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
-msgstr "kho trên mạng '%s' là không tương thích với fsmonitor"
-
 #, c-format
 msgid "virtual repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
 msgstr "kho ảo '%s' là không tương thích với fsmonitor"
diff --git a/po/zh_CN.po b/po/zh_CN.po
index 7de9c72d564619..d0fe262f858b32 100644
--- a/po/zh_CN.po
+++ b/po/zh_CN.po
@@ -19583,11 +19583,6 @@ msgstr "纯仓库 '%s' 与 fsmonitor 不兼容"
 msgid "repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor due to errors"
 msgstr "因为错误，仓库 '%s' 与 fsmonitor 不兼容"
 
-#: fsmonitor-settings.c
-#, c-format
-msgid "remote repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
-msgstr "远程仓库 '%s' 与 fsmonitor 不兼容"
-
 #: fsmonitor-settings.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "virtual repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
diff --git a/po/zh_TW.po b/po/zh_TW.po
index 2f7d01c3031b6f..28c2c82c0e8b23 100644
--- a/po/zh_TW.po
+++ b/po/zh_TW.po
@@ -19432,11 +19432,6 @@ msgstr "純版本庫 “%s” 與 fsmonitor 不相容"
 msgid "repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor due to errors"
 msgstr "版本庫 “%s” 因錯誤而與 fsmonitor 不相容"
 
-#: fsmonitor-settings.c
-#, c-format
-msgid "remote repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"
-msgstr "遠端版本庫 “%s” 與 fsmonitor 不相容"
-
 #: fsmonitor-settings.c
 #, c-format
 msgid "virtual repository '%s' is incompatible with fsmonitor"