diff --git a/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-amend-widget.tsx b/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-amend-widget.tsx
index e9ea1c16fa47c..296563f9c9fc1 100644
--- a/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-amend-widget.tsx
+++ b/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-amend-widget.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  ********************************************************************************/
 
 import { injectable, inject } from 'inversify';
-import { Message } from '@phosphor/messaging';
 import { SelectionService } from '@theia/core/lib/common';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import {
@@ -51,13 +50,6 @@ export class ScmAmendWidget extends ReactWidget {
         this.id = ScmAmendWidget.ID;
     }
 
-    protected onUpdateRequest(msg: Message): void {
-        if (!this.isAttached || !this.isVisible) {
-            return;
-        }
-        super.onUpdateRequest(msg);
-    }
-
     protected render(): React.ReactNode {
         const repository = this.scmService.selectedRepository;
         if (repository && repository.provider.amendSupport) {
diff --git a/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-commit-widget.tsx b/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-commit-widget.tsx
index b636795da9070..16ba4119f8eae 100644
--- a/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-commit-widget.tsx
+++ b/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-commit-widget.tsx
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@
 
 import { injectable, inject } from 'inversify';
 import { Message } from '@phosphor/messaging';
-import { SelectionService } from '@theia/core/lib/common';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import TextareaAutosize from 'react-autosize-textarea';
 import { ScmInput } from './scm-input';
 import {
-    ContextMenuRenderer, ReactWidget, LabelProvider, KeybindingRegistry, StatefulWidget} from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
+    ContextMenuRenderer, ReactWidget, KeybindingRegistry, StatefulWidget} from '@theia/core/lib/browser';
 import { ScmService } from './scm-service';
 
 @injectable()
@@ -30,8 +29,6 @@ export class ScmCommitWidget extends ReactWidget implements StatefulWidget {
     static ID = 'scm-commit-widget';
 
     @inject(ScmService) protected readonly scmService: ScmService;
-    @inject(SelectionService) protected readonly selectionService: SelectionService;
-    @inject(LabelProvider) protected readonly labelProvider: LabelProvider;
     @inject(KeybindingRegistry) protected readonly keybindings: KeybindingRegistry;
 
     protected shouldScrollToRow = true;
@@ -60,13 +57,6 @@ export class ScmCommitWidget extends ReactWidget implements StatefulWidget {
         (this.inputRef.current || this.node).focus();
     }
 
-    protected onUpdateRequest(msg: Message): void {
-        if (!this.isAttached || !this.isVisible) {
-            return;
-        }
-        super.onUpdateRequest(msg);
-    }
-
     protected render(): React.ReactNode {
         const repository = this.scmService.selectedRepository;
         if (repository) {
diff --git a/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-widget.tsx b/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-widget.tsx
index 09c35c4148082..3079ba52b01f0 100644
--- a/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-widget.tsx
+++ b/packages/scm/src/browser/scm-widget.tsx
@@ -130,9 +130,6 @@ export class ScmWidget extends BaseWidget implements StatefulWidget {
     }
 
     protected onUpdateRequest(msg: Message): void {
-        if (!this.isAttached || !this.isVisible) {
-            return;
-        }
         MessageLoop.sendMessage(this.commitWidget, msg);
         MessageLoop.sendMessage(this.resourceWidget, msg);
         MessageLoop.sendMessage(this.amendWidget, msg);