diff --git a/sickbeard/gh_api.py b/sickbeard/gh_api.py
index 42904f5e..ac7e4f31 100644
--- a/sickbeard/gh_api.py
+++ b/sickbeard/gh_api.py
@@ -90,11 +90,6 @@ class GitHub(object):
 
     def branches(self):
         access_API = self._access_API(
-            ['repos', self.github_repo_user, self.github_repo, 'branches'])
-        return access_API
-
-    def checkout(self, branch):
-        access_API = self._access_API(
-            ['repos', self.github_repo_user, self.github_repo, 'branches'])
-        return access_API
-
+            ['repos', self.github_repo_user, self.github_repo, 'branches'],
+            params={'per_page': 100})
+        return access_API
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diff --git a/sickbeard/versionChecker.py b/sickbeard/versionChecker.py
index c9ee46cd..1bd4da29 100644
--- a/sickbeard/versionChecker.py
+++ b/sickbeard/versionChecker.py
@@ -528,9 +528,9 @@ class GitUpdateManager(UpdateManager):
         return False
 
     def list_remote_branches(self):
-        branches, err, exit_status = self._run_git(self._git_path, 'branch -r')  # @UnusedVariable
+        branches, err, exit_status = self._run_git(self._git_path, 'ls-remote --heads origin')  # @UnusedVariable
         if exit_status == 0 and branches:
-            return branches.strip().replace('origin/', '').split()
+            return re.findall('\S+\Wrefs/heads/(.*)', branches)
         return []
 
 class SourceUpdateManager(UpdateManager):