diff --git a/lib/util/cache/repository/types.ts b/lib/util/cache/repository/types.ts
index 2512773be5924fef77cd46d9cc43bda0532a29c4..7bd11bda8371e1ad7c671bea5477e9c6428f35ad 100644
--- a/lib/util/cache/repository/types.ts
+++ b/lib/util/cache/repository/types.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ export interface BranchCache {
    * Whether the update branch is behind base branh
    */
   isBehindBase?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * Whether the update branch is in conflict with base branch
+   */
+  isConflicted?: boolean;
   /**
    * Whether a person not listed in gitIgnoredAuthors updated the branch.
    */
diff --git a/lib/util/git/conflicts-cache.spec.ts b/lib/util/git/conflicts-cache.spec.ts
index b4eea0d7d1888b723023b76ba4f93b97e4b3cd76..745d49405557e2b075155af3ae7d4d01e46609df 100644
--- a/lib/util/git/conflicts-cache.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/util/git/conflicts-cache.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { mocked } from '../../../test/util';
+import { mocked, partial } from '../../../test/util';
 import * as _repositoryCache from '../cache/repository';
-import type { RepoCacheData } from '../cache/repository/types';
+import type { BranchCache, RepoCacheData } from '../cache/repository/types';
 import {
   getCachedConflictResult,
   setCachedConflictResult,
@@ -19,122 +19,165 @@ describe('util/git/conflicts-cache', () => {
 
   describe('getCachedConflictResult', () => {
     it('returns null if cache is not populated', () => {
-      expect(getCachedConflictResult('foo', '111', 'bar', '222')).toBeNull();
+      expect(
+        getCachedConflictResult('foo', 'sha', 'bar', 'base_sha')
+      ).toBeNull();
     });
 
-    it('returns null if target key not found', () => {
-      expect(getCachedConflictResult('foo', '111', 'bar', '222')).toBeNull();
+    it('returns null if branch cache not found', () => {
+      repoCache.branches = [
+        partial<BranchCache>({
+          branchName: 'foo',
+          sha: 'sha',
+          baseBranch: 'bar',
+          baseBranchSha: 'base_sha',
+          isConflicted: true,
+        }),
+      ];
+      expect(
+        getCachedConflictResult('not_foo', 'sha', 'bar', 'base_sha')
+      ).toBeNull();
     });
 
-    it('returns null if target SHA has changed', () => {
-      repoCache.gitConflicts = {
-        foo: { targetBranchSha: 'aaa', sourceBranches: {} },
-      };
-      expect(getCachedConflictResult('foo', '111', 'bar', '222')).toBeNull();
+    it('returns null if base branch SHA has changed', () => {
+      repoCache.branches = [
+        partial<BranchCache>({
+          branchName: 'foo',
+          sha: 'sha',
+          baseBranch: 'bar',
+          baseBranchSha: 'base_sha',
+          isConflicted: true,
+        }),
+      ];
+      expect(
+        getCachedConflictResult('foo', 'sha', 'bar', 'not_base_sha')
+      ).toBeNull();
     });
 
-    it('returns null if source key not found', () => {
-      repoCache.gitConflicts = {
-        foo: { targetBranchSha: '111', sourceBranches: {} },
-      };
-      expect(getCachedConflictResult('foo', '111', 'bar', '222')).toBeNull();
+    it('returns null if branch SHA has changed', () => {
+      repoCache.branches = [
+        partial<BranchCache>({
+          branchName: 'foo',
+          sha: 'sha',
+          baseBranch: 'bar',
+          baseBranchSha: 'base_sha',
+          isConflicted: true,
+        }),
+      ];
+      expect(
+        getCachedConflictResult('foo', 'not_sha', 'bar', 'base_sha')
+      ).toBeNull();
     });
 
-    it('returns null if source key has changed', () => {
-      repoCache.gitConflicts = {
-        foo: {
-          targetBranchSha: '111',
-          sourceBranches: {
-            bar: { sourceBranchSha: 'bbb', isConflicted: true },
-          },
-        },
-      };
-      expect(getCachedConflictResult('foo', '111', 'bar', '222')).toBeNull();
+    it('returns null if isConfliced is undefined', () => {
+      repoCache.branches = [
+        partial<BranchCache>({
+          branchName: 'foo',
+          sha: 'sha',
+          baseBranch: 'bar',
+          baseBranchSha: 'base_sha',
+        }),
+      ];
+      expect(
+        getCachedConflictResult('foo', 'sha', 'bar', 'base_sha')
+      ).toBeNull();
     });
 
     it('returns true', () => {
-      repoCache.gitConflicts = {
-        foo: {
-          targetBranchSha: '111',
-          sourceBranches: {
-            bar: { sourceBranchSha: '222', isConflicted: true },
-          },
-        },
-      };
-      expect(getCachedConflictResult('foo', '111', 'bar', '222')).toBeTrue();
+      repoCache.branches = [
+        partial<BranchCache>({
+          branchName: 'foo',
+          sha: 'sha',
+          baseBranch: 'bar',
+          baseBranchSha: 'base_sha',
+          isConflicted: true,
+        }),
+      ];
+      expect(
+        getCachedConflictResult('foo', 'sha', 'bar', 'base_sha')
+      ).toBeTrue();
     });
 
-    it('returns false', () => {
+    it('deletes old cache', () => {
       repoCache.gitConflicts = {
         foo: {
           targetBranchSha: '111',
           sourceBranches: {
-            bar: { sourceBranchSha: '222', isConflicted: false },
+            bar: { sourceBranchSha: '222', isConflicted: true },
           },
         },
       };
-      expect(getCachedConflictResult('foo', '111', 'bar', '222')).toBeFalse();
+      getCachedConflictResult('foo', '111', 'bar', '222');
+      expect(repoCache.gitConflicts).toBeUndefined();
     });
   });
 
   describe('setCachedConflictResult', () => {
-    it('sets value for unpopulated cache', () => {
-      setCachedConflictResult('foo', '111', 'bar', '222', true);
-      expect(repoCache).toEqual({
-        gitConflicts: {
-          foo: {
-            targetBranchSha: '111',
-            sourceBranches: {
-              bar: { sourceBranchSha: '222', isConflicted: true },
-            },
-          },
-        },
-      });
+    it('return without updating value for unpopulated cache', () => {
+      setCachedConflictResult('foo', false);
+      expect(repoCache).toEqual({});
     });
 
-    it('replaces value when source SHA has changed', () => {
-      setCachedConflictResult('foo', '111', 'bar', '222', false);
-      setCachedConflictResult('foo', '111', 'bar', '333', false);
-      setCachedConflictResult('foo', '111', 'bar', '444', true);
+    it('updates value', () => {
+      repoCache.branches = [
+        partial<BranchCache>({
+          branchName: 'foo',
+          sha: 'sha',
+          baseBranch: 'bar',
+          baseBranchSha: 'base_sha',
+          isConflicted: true,
+        }),
+      ];
+      setCachedConflictResult('foo', false);
       expect(repoCache).toEqual({
-        gitConflicts: {
-          foo: {
-            targetBranchSha: '111',
-            sourceBranches: {
-              bar: { sourceBranchSha: '444', isConflicted: true },
-            },
+        branches: [
+          {
+            branchName: 'foo',
+            sha: 'sha',
+            baseBranch: 'bar',
+            baseBranchSha: 'base_sha',
+            isConflicted: false,
           },
-        },
+        ],
       });
     });
 
-    it('replaces value when target SHA has changed', () => {
-      setCachedConflictResult('foo', '111', 'bar', '222', false);
-      setCachedConflictResult('foo', 'aaa', 'bar', '222', true);
+    it('handles multiple branches', () => {
+      repoCache.branches = [
+        partial<BranchCache>({
+          branchName: 'foo-1',
+          sha: 'sha',
+          baseBranch: 'bar',
+          baseBranchSha: 'base_sha',
+          isConflicted: true,
+        }),
+        partial<BranchCache>({
+          branchName: 'foo-2',
+          sha: 'sha',
+          baseBranch: 'bar',
+          baseBranchSha: 'base_sha',
+          isConflicted: false,
+        }),
+      ];
+      setCachedConflictResult('foo-1', false);
+      setCachedConflictResult('foo-2', true);
       expect(repoCache).toEqual({
-        gitConflicts: {
-          foo: {
-            targetBranchSha: 'aaa',
-            sourceBranches: {
-              bar: { sourceBranchSha: '222', isConflicted: true },
-            },
+        branches: [
+          {
+            branchName: 'foo-1',
+            sha: 'sha',
+            baseBranch: 'bar',
+            baseBranchSha: 'base_sha',
+            isConflicted: false,
           },
-        },
-      });
-    });
-
-    it('replaces value when both target and source SHA have changed', () => {
-      setCachedConflictResult('foo', '111', 'bar', '222', true);
-      setCachedConflictResult('foo', 'aaa', 'bar', 'bbb', false);
-      expect(repoCache).toEqual({
-        gitConflicts: {
-          foo: {
-            targetBranchSha: 'aaa',
-            sourceBranches: {
-              bar: { sourceBranchSha: 'bbb', isConflicted: false },
-            },
+          {
+            branchName: 'foo-2',
+            sha: 'sha',
+            baseBranch: 'bar',
+            baseBranchSha: 'base_sha',
+            isConflicted: true,
           },
-        },
+        ],
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/lib/util/git/conflicts-cache.ts b/lib/util/git/conflicts-cache.ts
index 35e56d63255e717a71120e64d5fea8214d8c3655..89644332a30fbdde79031a7bb19fa05f5463deee 100644
--- a/lib/util/git/conflicts-cache.ts
+++ b/lib/util/git/conflicts-cache.ts
@@ -1,56 +1,42 @@
+import { logger } from '../../logger';
 import { getCache } from '../cache/repository';
 
 export function getCachedConflictResult(
-  targetBranchName: string,
-  targetBranchSha: string,
-  sourceBranchName: string,
-  sourceBranchSha: string
+  branchName: string,
+  branchSha: string,
+  baseBranch: string,
+  baseBranchSha: string
 ): boolean | null {
-  const { gitConflicts } = getCache();
-  if (!gitConflicts) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  const targetBranchConflicts = gitConflicts[targetBranchName];
-  if (targetBranchConflicts?.targetBranchSha !== targetBranchSha) {
-    return null;
+  const cache = getCache();
+  if (cache.gitConflicts) {
+    delete cache.gitConflicts;
   }
 
-  const sourceBranchConflict =
-    targetBranchConflicts.sourceBranches[sourceBranchName];
-  if (sourceBranchConflict?.sourceBranchSha !== sourceBranchSha) {
-    return null;
+  const branch = cache?.branches?.find((br) => br.branchName === branchName);
+  if (
+    branch &&
+    branch.baseBranch === baseBranch &&
+    branch.baseBranchSha === baseBranchSha &&
+    branch.sha === branchSha &&
+    branch.isConflicted !== undefined
+  ) {
+    return branch.isConflicted;
   }
 
-  return sourceBranchConflict.isConflicted;
+  return null;
 }
 
 export function setCachedConflictResult(
-  targetBranchName: string,
-  targetBranchSha: string,
-  sourceBranchName: string,
-  sourceBranchSha: string,
+  branchName: string,
   isConflicted: boolean
 ): void {
   const cache = getCache();
-  cache.gitConflicts ??= {};
-  const { gitConflicts } = cache;
+  const branch = cache?.branches?.find((br) => br.branchName === branchName);
 
-  let targetBranchConflicts = gitConflicts[targetBranchName];
-  if (targetBranchConflicts?.targetBranchSha !== targetBranchSha) {
-    gitConflicts[targetBranchName] = {
-      targetBranchSha,
-      sourceBranches: {},
-    };
-    targetBranchConflicts = gitConflicts[targetBranchName];
+  if (!branch) {
+    logger.debug(`setCachedConflictResult(): Branch cache not present`);
+    return;
   }
 
-  const sourceBranchConflict =
-    targetBranchConflicts.sourceBranches[sourceBranchName];
-  if (sourceBranchConflict?.sourceBranchSha !== sourceBranchSha) {
-    targetBranchConflicts.sourceBranches[sourceBranchName] = {
-      sourceBranchSha,
-      isConflicted,
-    };
-  }
+  branch.isConflicted = isConflicted;
 }
diff --git a/lib/util/git/index.spec.ts b/lib/util/git/index.spec.ts
index 46bf23e45190898dd355fc7c26ce51f104731e98..d5548cbd4a566bbbb418bca393d0fb2f9c6f5e23 100644
--- a/lib/util/git/index.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/util/git/index.spec.ts
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ describe('util/git/index', () => {
       expect(status.isClean()).toBeTrue();
     });
 
-    describe('cache', () => {
+    describe('cachedConflictResult', () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
         jest.resetAllMocks();
       });
@@ -872,10 +872,10 @@ describe('util/git/index', () => {
         expect(res).toBeTrue();
         expect(conflictsCache.getCachedConflictResult.mock.calls).toEqual([
           [
-            defaultBranch,
-            expect.any(String),
             'renovate/conflicted_branch',
-            expect.any(String),
+            git.getBranchCommit('renovate/conflicted_branch'),
+            defaultBranch,
+            git.getBranchCommit(defaultBranch),
           ],
         ]);
         expect(conflictsCache.setCachedConflictResult).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
@@ -891,13 +891,7 @@ describe('util/git/index', () => {
 
         expect(res).toBeTrue();
         expect(conflictsCache.setCachedConflictResult.mock.calls).toEqual([
-          [
-            defaultBranch,
-            expect.any(String),
-            'renovate/conflicted_branch',
-            expect.any(String),
-            true,
-          ],
+          ['renovate/conflicted_branch', true],
         ]);
       });
 
@@ -911,13 +905,7 @@ describe('util/git/index', () => {
 
         expect(res).toBeFalse();
         expect(conflictsCache.setCachedConflictResult.mock.calls).toEqual([
-          [
-            defaultBranch,
-            expect.any(String),
-            'renovate/non_conflicted_branch',
-            expect.any(String),
-            false,
-          ],
+          ['renovate/non_conflicted_branch', false],
         ]);
       });
     });
diff --git a/lib/util/git/index.ts b/lib/util/git/index.ts
index 860e1be2fc7d0415d212babd48a03c6f2f2a25f1..2a6b95d9b31f5f3e84ed184732615f2c30b066ab 100644
--- a/lib/util/git/index.ts
+++ b/lib/util/git/index.ts
@@ -684,10 +684,10 @@ export async function isBranchConflicted(
   }
 
   const isConflicted = getCachedConflictResult(
-    baseBranch,
-    baseBranchSha,
     branch,
-    branchSha
+    branchSha,
+    baseBranch,
+    baseBranchSha
   );
   if (is.boolean(isConflicted)) {
     logger.debug(
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ export async function isBranchConflicted(
     }
   }
 
-  setCachedConflictResult(baseBranch, baseBranchSha, branch, branchSha, result);
+  setCachedConflictResult(branch, result);
   logger.debug(`branch.isConflicted(): ${result}`);
   return result;
 }
diff --git a/lib/util/git/set-branch-commit.spec.ts b/lib/util/git/set-branch-commit.spec.ts
index 373fcb6480d50b74100de5e11180f7a40da8979c..9518163e21cf57f38ddfd0c89aebbd2a2761089f 100644
--- a/lib/util/git/set-branch-commit.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/util/git/set-branch-commit.spec.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe('util/git/set-branch-commit', () => {
   });
 
   describe('setBranchCommit', () => {
-    it('sets new branch in cache if it doesn not exist', () => {
+    it('sets new branch in cache', () => {
       git.getBranchCommit.mockReturnValueOnce('base_SHA');
       setBranchNewCommit('branch_name', 'base_branch', 'SHA');
       expect(logger.logger.debug).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ describe('util/git/set-branch-commit', () => {
           sha: 'SHA',
           baseBranchSha: 'base_SHA',
           isBehindBase: false,
+          isConflicted: false,
           isModified: false,
           parentSha: 'base_SHA',
         },
@@ -43,8 +44,9 @@ describe('util/git/set-branch-commit', () => {
             baseBranch: 'base_branch',
             sha: 'SHA',
             baseBranchSha: 'base_SHA',
-            isBehindBase: false,
-            isModified: false,
+            isBehindBase: true,
+            isModified: true,
+            isConflicted: true,
             parentSha: 'base_SHA',
           }),
         ],
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ describe('util/git/set-branch-commit', () => {
           baseBranchSha: 'base_SHA',
           isBehindBase: false,
           isModified: false,
+          isConflicted: false,
           parentSha: 'base_SHA',
         },
       ]);
diff --git a/lib/util/git/set-branch-commit.ts b/lib/util/git/set-branch-commit.ts
index 8c042ea965b979bfc3abe0f5d2949036d94e43b5..c891469366667f0415e474fa9c812b72963d9b1e 100644
--- a/lib/util/git/set-branch-commit.ts
+++ b/lib/util/git/set-branch-commit.ts
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ export function setBranchNewCommit(
 
   const baseBranchSha = getBranchCommit(baseBranch);
 
-  branch.sha = commitSha;
   branch.baseBranchSha = baseBranchSha;
   branch.isBehindBase = false;
+  branch.isConflicted = false;
   branch.isModified = false;
   branch.parentSha = baseBranchSha;
+  branch.sha = commitSha;
 }
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/cache.ts b/lib/workers/repository/cache.ts
index 90ee99d101737e0c4e69005d1922ad64612f4961..6de35aa19d4f80d8428349d419705cf11035833a 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/cache.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/cache.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
 import {
   getBranchCommit,
   isBranchBehindBase,
+  isBranchConflicted,
   isBranchModified,
 } from '../../util/git';
 import { getCachedBranchParentShaResult } from '../../util/git/parent-sha-cache';
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ async function generateBranchCache(
     let parentSha = null;
     let isModified = false;
     let isBehindBase = false;
+    let isConflicted = false;
     if (sha) {
       parentSha = getCachedBranchParentShaResult(branchName, sha);
       const branchPr = await platform.getBranchPr(branchName);
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ async function generateBranchCache(
       }
       isModified = await isBranchModified(branchName);
       isBehindBase = await isBranchBehindBase(branchName, baseBranch);
+      isConflicted = await isBranchConflicted(baseBranch, branchName);
     }
     const automerge = !!branch.automerge;
     const upgrades: BranchUpgradeCache[] = branch.upgrades
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ async function generateBranchCache(
       branchFingerprint,
       branchName,
       isBehindBase,
+      isConflicted,
       isModified,
       parentSha,
       prNo,
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/process/write.spec.ts b/lib/workers/repository/process/write.spec.ts
index 9eb5a624b1ef904a5ac1012f4e37e69d1f8c15c0..3534fdac11c3491eb294f1f7e92b5c837dda7292 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/process/write.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/process/write.spec.ts
@@ -204,6 +204,51 @@ describe('workers/repository/process/write', () => {
       expect(branch.branchFingerprint).toBe(branchFingerprint);
     });
 
+    it('caches same fingerprint when no commit is made and branch cache existed', async () => {
+      const branches: BranchConfig[] = [
+        {
+          branchName: 'new/some-branch',
+          baseBranch: 'base_branch',
+          manager: 'npm',
+          upgrades: [
+            {
+              manager: 'unknown-manager',
+            } as BranchUpgradeConfig,
+          ],
+        },
+      ];
+      const branch = branches[0];
+      const managers = [
+        ...new Set(
+          branch.upgrades
+            .map((upgrade) => hashMap.get(upgrade.manager) ?? upgrade.manager)
+            .filter(is.string)
+        ),
+      ].sort();
+
+      const branchFingerprint = fingerprint({
+        branch,
+        managers,
+      });
+      repoCache.getCache.mockReturnValueOnce({
+        branches: [
+          {
+            branchName: 'new/some-branch',
+            baseBranch: 'base_branch',
+            branchFingerprint,
+          } as BranchCache,
+        ],
+      });
+      branchWorker.processBranch.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        branchExists: true,
+        result: BranchResult.Done,
+      });
+      git.branchExists.mockReturnValue(true);
+      config.repositoryCache = 'enabled';
+      expect(await writeUpdates(config, branches)).toBe('done');
+      expect(branch.branchFingerprint).toBe(branchFingerprint);
+    });
+
     it('caches same fingerprint when no commit is made', async () => {
       const branches: BranchConfig[] = [
         {
@@ -217,15 +262,16 @@ describe('workers/repository/process/write', () => {
           ],
         },
       ];
+      const branch = branches[0];
       const managers = [
         ...new Set(
-          branches[0].upgrades
+          branch.upgrades
             .map((upgrade) => hashMap.get(upgrade.manager) ?? upgrade.manager)
             .filter(is.string)
         ),
       ].sort();
       const branchFingerprint = fingerprint({
-        branches: JSON.stringify(branches[0]),
+        branch,
         managers,
       });
       repoCache.getCache.mockReturnValueOnce({
@@ -242,7 +288,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/process/write', () => {
         result: BranchResult.Done,
       });
       expect(await writeUpdates(config, branches)).toBe('done');
-      expect(branches[0].branchFingerprint).toBe(branchFingerprint);
+      expect(branch.branchFingerprint).toBe(branchFingerprint);
     });
 
     it('creates new branchCache when cache is not enabled', async () => {
@@ -413,6 +459,7 @@ describe('workers/repository/process/write', () => {
             baseBranchSha: 'base_sha',
             isBehindBase: true,
             isModified: true,
+            isConflicted: true,
             branchFingerprint: '123',
             upgrades: [],
             automerge: false,
@@ -435,5 +482,43 @@ describe('workers/repository/process/write', () => {
         parentSha: null,
       });
     });
+
+    it('no change if all parameters are same', () => {
+      const repoCacheObj: RepoCacheData = {
+        branches: [
+          {
+            branchName: 'branch_name',
+            sha: 'sha',
+            baseBranch: 'base_branch',
+            baseBranchSha: 'base_sha',
+            isBehindBase: true,
+            isModified: true,
+            isConflicted: true,
+            branchFingerprint: '123',
+            upgrades: [],
+            automerge: false,
+            prNo: null,
+            parentSha: null,
+          },
+        ],
+      };
+      repoCache.getCache.mockReturnValue(repoCacheObj);
+      git.getBranchCommit.mockReturnValueOnce('sha');
+      git.getBranchCommit.mockReturnValueOnce('base_sha');
+      expect(syncBranchState('branch_name', 'base_branch')).toEqual({
+        branchName: 'branch_name',
+        sha: 'sha',
+        baseBranch: 'base_branch',
+        baseBranchSha: 'base_sha',
+        isBehindBase: true,
+        isModified: true,
+        isConflicted: true,
+        branchFingerprint: '123',
+        upgrades: [],
+        automerge: false,
+        prNo: null,
+        parentSha: null,
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/process/write.ts b/lib/workers/repository/process/write.ts
index 66bca98b1e3e8c1270a2a251126bfbc8d2f8b03c..2cad7d5af46efe51806d4506a90ea9ceef49e9a3 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/process/write.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/process/write.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export function syncBranchState(
   if (baseBranchSha !== branchState.baseBranchSha) {
     logger.debug('syncBranchState(): update baseBranchSha');
     delete branchState.isBehindBase;
+    delete branchState.isConflicted;
 
     // update cached branchSha
     branchState.baseBranchSha = baseBranchSha;
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ export function syncBranchState(
   if (branchSha !== branchState.sha) {
     logger.debug('syncBranchState(): update branchSha');
     delete branchState.isBehindBase;
+    delete branchState.isConflicted;
     delete branchState.isModified;
     delete branchState.branchFingerprint;
 
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/update/branch/index.ts b/lib/workers/repository/update/branch/index.ts
index ac2e342096a283a02da7db33829dd910b5798ae8..0241a46d4f089d1d16055f83ce9064f46c05977d 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/update/branch/index.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/update/branch/index.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import {
   isBranchConflicted,
   isBranchModified,
 } from '../../../../util/git';
-import { setCachedConflictResult } from '../../../../util/git/conflicts-cache';
 import {
   getMergeConfidenceLevel,
   isActiveConfidenceLevel,
@@ -541,14 +540,6 @@ export async function processBranch(
     if (commitSha) {
       const action = branchExists ? 'updated' : 'created';
       logger.info({ commitSha }, `Branch ${action}`);
-      // TODO #7154
-      setCachedConflictResult(
-        config.baseBranch,
-        getBranchCommit(config.baseBranch)!,
-        config.branchName,
-        commitSha,
-        false
-      );
     }
     // Set branch statuses
     await setArtifactErrorStatus(config);