diff --git a/lib/util.sh b/lib/util.sh
index 0758de4..5c299cb 100644
--- a/lib/util.sh
+++ b/lib/util.sh
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ id_system() {
     check_for_error "system: $SYSTEM, init: $H_INIT nw-client: $NW_CMD"
 
     # evaluate host branch
-    ini system.branch "$(grep -oE -m 1 "stable|stable-staging|testing|unstable" /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist)"
+    ini system.branch "$(grep -oE -m 1 "stable|testing|unstable" /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist)"
 }
 
 # If there is an error, display it and go back to main menu. In any case, write to logfile.
@@ -464,10 +464,9 @@ configure_mirrorlist() {
 rank_mirrors() {
     #Choose the branch for mirrorlist
     local branch=""
-    local oldbranch="$(grep -oE -m 1 "stable|stable-staging|testing|unstable" /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist)"
+    local oldbranch="$(grep -oE -m 1 "stable|testing|unstable" /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist)"
     branch=$(DIALOG " $_MirrorBranch " --radiolist "\n$_UseSpaceBar\n " 0 0 3 \
             "stable" "-" on \
-            "stable-staging" "-" off \
             "testing" "-" off \
             "unstable" "-" off  3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
     [[ -z "${branch}" ]] && return 0
@@ -483,10 +482,9 @@ rank_mirrors() {
 rank_mirrors_continent() {
     #Choose the branch for mirrorlist
     local branch=""
-    local oldbranch="$(grep -oE -m 1 "stable|stable-staging|testing|unstable" /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist)"
+    local oldbranch="$(grep -oE -m 1 "stable|testing|unstable" /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist)"
     branch=$(DIALOG " $_MirrorBranch " --radiolist "\n$_UseSpaceBar\n " 0 0 3 \
             "stable" "-" on \
-            "stable-staging" "-" off \
             "testing" "-" off \
             "unstable" "-" off  3>&1 1>&2 2>&3)
     [[ -z "${branch}" ]] && return 0