diff --git a/src/git/models/remote.ts b/src/git/models/remote.ts
index 6f5ffa9..a037e0c 100644
--- a/src/git/models/remote.ts
+++ b/src/git/models/remote.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ export class GitRemote<TProvider extends RemoteProvider | undefined = RemoteProv
 		public readonly path: string,
 		public readonly provider: TProvider,
 		public readonly urls: { type: GitRemoteType; url: string }[],
-		public readonly avatarUrl?: string | undefined,
 	) {}
 
 	get default() {
diff --git a/src/git/parsers/remoteParser.ts b/src/git/parsers/remoteParser.ts
index 0e4de49..d80e063 100644
--- a/src/git/parsers/remoteParser.ts
+++ b/src/git/parsers/remoteParser.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ export class GitRemoteParser {
 					provider,
 					// Stops excessive memory usage -- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=2869
 					[{ url: url, type: ` ${type}`.substr(1) as GitRemoteType }],
-					provider !== undefined ? provider.avatarUrl : undefined,
 				);
 				remotes.push(remote);
 				groups[uniqueness] = remote;
diff --git a/src/git/remotes/github.ts b/src/git/remotes/github.ts
index afe6847..5a6f026 100644
--- a/src/git/remotes/github.ts
+++ b/src/git/remotes/github.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import type { AuthenticationSession, Range, Uri } from 'vscode';
-import { window } from 'vscode';
+import type { AuthenticationSession, Range } from 'vscode';
+import { Uri, window } from 'vscode';
 import type { Autolink, DynamicAutolinkReference } from '../../annotations/autolinks';
 import type { AutolinkReference } from '../../config';
 import { Container } from '../../container';
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ export class GitHubRemote extends RichRemoteProvider {
 		return this._autolinks;
 	}
 
+	override get avatarUri() {
+		const [owner] = this.splitPath();
+		return Uri.parse(`https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/${owner}`);
+	}
+
 	override get icon() {
 		return 'github';
 	}
@@ -101,11 +106,6 @@ export class GitHubRemote extends RichRemoteProvider {
 		return this.formatName('GitHub');
 	}
 
-	override get avatarUrl() {
-		const [owner] = this.splitPath();
-		return `https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/${owner}`;
-	}
-
 	@log()
 	override async connect(): Promise<boolean> {
 		if (!equalsIgnoreCase(this.domain, 'github.com')) {
diff --git a/src/git/remotes/provider.ts b/src/git/remotes/provider.ts
index 2f0994e..54b654c 100644
--- a/src/git/remotes/provider.ts
+++ b/src/git/remotes/provider.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ export abstract class RemoteProvider implements RemoteProviderReference {
 		return [];
 	}
 
+	get avatarUri(): Uri | undefined {
+		return undefined;
+	}
+
 	get displayPath(): string {
 		return this.path;
 	}
@@ -129,10 +133,6 @@ export abstract class RemoteProvider implements RemoteProviderReference {
 		return 'remote';
 	}
 
-	get avatarUrl(): string | undefined {
-		return undefined;
-	}
-
 	abstract get id(): string;
 	abstract get name(): string;
 
diff --git a/src/plus/github/githubGitProvider.ts b/src/plus/github/githubGitProvider.ts
index ecc6735..11a7c51 100644
--- a/src/plus/github/githubGitProvider.ts
+++ b/src/plus/github/githubGitProvider.ts
@@ -2145,7 +2145,6 @@ export class GitHubGitProvider implements GitProvider, Disposable {
 		const url = `https://github.com/${owner}/${repo}.git`;
 		const domain = 'github.com';
 		const path = `${owner}/${repo}`;
-		const avatarUrl = `https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/${owner}`;
 
 		return [
 			new GitRemote(
@@ -2160,7 +2159,6 @@ export class GitHubGitProvider implements GitProvider, Disposable {
 					{ type: GitRemoteType.Fetch, url: url },
 					{ type: GitRemoteType.Push, url: url },
 				],
-				avatarUrl,
 			),
 		];
 	}