diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index 78271a3f7..4eea64303 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -301,12 +301,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetKeybindings() []*Binding {
 			Modifier:    gocui.ModNone,
 			Handler:     gui.handleDeleteBranch,
 			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("deleteBranch"),
-		}, {
-			ViewName:    "branches",
-			Key:         'D',
-			Modifier:    gocui.ModNone,
-			Handler:     gui.handleForceDeleteBranch,
-			Description: gui.Tr.SLocalize("forceDeleteBranch"),
 		}, {
 			ViewName:    "branches",
 			Key:         'm',
diff --git a/pkg/i18n/english.go b/pkg/i18n/english.go
index 9ead5a54e..559dbb70c 100644
--- a/pkg/i18n/english.go
+++ b/pkg/i18n/english.go
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func addEnglish(i18nObject *i18n.Bundle) error {
 			Other: "Are you sure you want to delete the branch {{.selectedBranchName}}?",
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "ForceDeleteBranchMessage",
-			Other: "Are you sure you want to force delete the branch {{.selectedBranchName}}?",
+			Other: "{{.selectedBranchName}} is not fully merged. Are you sure you want to delete it?",
 		}, &i18n.Message{
 			ID:    "CantMergeBranchIntoItself",
 			Other: "You cannot merge a branch into itself",