diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c88b356..651291b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,9 +62,8 @@ The following is an extended example with all available options.
     # Defaults to "Apply automatic changes"
     commit_message: Automated Change
 
-    # Optional. Local and remote branch name where commit is going to be pushed
-    #  to. Defaults to the current branch.
-    #  You might need to set `create_branch: true` if the branch does not exist.
+    # Optional. Remote branch name where commit is going to be pushed to. 
+    # Defaults to the current branch.
     branch: feature-123
 
     # Optional. Options used by `git-commit`.
@@ -105,19 +104,10 @@ The following is an extended example with all available options.
     
     # Optional. Disable dirty check and always try to create a commit and push
     skip_dirty_check: true    
-    
-    # Optional. Skip internal call to `git fetch`
-    skip_fetch: true    
-    
-    # Optional. Skip internal call to `git checkout`
-    skip_checkout: true
 
     # Optional. Prevents the shell from expanding filenames. 
     # Details: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Filename-Expansion.html
     disable_globbing: true
-
-    # Optional. Create given branch name in local and remote repository.
-    create_branch: true
 ```
 
 Please note that the Action depends on `bash`. If you're using the Action in a job in combination with a custom Docker container, make sure that `bash` is installed.
@@ -416,7 +406,6 @@ The steps in your workflow might look like this:
     commit_message: ${{ steps.last-commit.outputs.message }}
     commit_options: '--amend --no-edit'
     push_options: '--force'
-    skip_fetch: true
 ```
 
 See discussion in [#159](https://github.com/stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action/issues/159#issuecomment-845347950) for details.
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 8192c95..775dd2f 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -56,20 +56,9 @@ inputs:
     description: Skip the check if the git repository is dirty and always try to create a commit.
     required: false
     default: false
-  skip_fetch:
-    description: Skip the call to git-fetch.
-    required: false
-    default: false
-  skip_checkout:
-    description: Skip the call to git-checkout.
-    required: false
-    default: false
   disable_globbing:
     description: Stop the shell from expanding filenames (https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Filename-Expansion.html)
     default: false
-  create_branch:
-    description: Create new branch with the name of `branch`-input in local and remote repository, if it doesn't exist yet.
-    default: false
   internal_git_binary:
     description: Internal use only! Path to git binary used to check if git is available. (Don't change this!)
     default: git
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index bff98e0..50a689f 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ _main() {
 
         _set_github_output "changes_detected" "true"
 
-        _switch_to_branch
-
         _add_files
 
         # Check dirty state of repo again using git-diff.
@@ -93,32 +91,6 @@ _git_is_dirty() {
     [ -n "$gitStatus" ]
 }
 
-_switch_to_branch() {
-    echo "INPUT_BRANCH value: $INPUT_BRANCH";
-
-    # Fetch remote to make sure that repo can be switched to the right branch.
-    if "$INPUT_SKIP_FETCH"; then
-        _log "debug" "git-fetch will not be executed.";
-    else
-        git fetch --depth=1;
-    fi
-
-    # If `skip_checkout`-input is true, skip the entire checkout step.
-    if "$INPUT_SKIP_CHECKOUT"; then
-        _log "debug" "git-checkout will not be executed.";
-    else
-        # Create new local branch if `create_branch`-input is true
-        if "$INPUT_CREATE_BRANCH"; then
-            # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-            git checkout -B $INPUT_BRANCH --;
-        else
-            # Switch to branch from current Workflow run
-            # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-            git checkout $INPUT_BRANCH --;
-        fi
-    fi
-}
-
 _add_files() {
     echo "INPUT_ADD_OPTIONS: ${INPUT_ADD_OPTIONS}";
     _log "debug" "Apply add options ${INPUT_ADD_OPTIONS}";
@@ -164,6 +136,8 @@ _tag_commit() {
 
 _push_to_github() {
 
+    echo "INPUT_BRANCH value: $INPUT_BRANCH";
+
     echo "INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS: ${INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS}";
     _log "debug" "Apply push options ${INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS}";
 
diff --git a/tests/git-auto-commit.bats b/tests/git-auto-commit.bats
index d08597c..9adeb99 100644
--- a/tests/git-auto-commit.bats
+++ b/tests/git-auto-commit.bats
@@ -34,10 +34,7 @@ setup() {
     export INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE=""
     export INPUT_PUSH_OPTIONS=""
     export INPUT_SKIP_DIRTY_CHECK=false
-    export INPUT_SKIP_FETCH=false
-    export INPUT_SKIP_CHECKOUT=false
     export INPUT_DISABLE_GLOBBING=false
-    export INPUT_CREATE_BRANCH=false
     export INPUT_INTERNAL_GIT_BINARY=git
 
     # Set GitHub environment variables used by the GitHub Action
@@ -192,7 +189,6 @@ cat_github_output() {
     assert_failure
 
     assert_line "INPUT_REPOSITORY value: ${INPUT_REPOSITORY}"
-    assert_line "INPUT_BRANCH value: ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"
     assert_line "INPUT_FILE_PATTERN: ."
     assert_line "INPUT_COMMIT_OPTIONS: "
     assert_line "::debug::Apply commit options "
@@ -409,32 +405,6 @@ cat_github_output() {
     assert_output --partial refs/tags/v2.0.0
 }
 
-@test "If SKIP_FETCH is true git-fetch will not be called" {
-
-    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt
-
-    INPUT_SKIP_FETCH=true
-
-    run git_auto_commit
-
-    assert_success
-
-    assert_line "::debug::git-fetch will not be executed."
-}
-
-@test "If SKIP_CHECKOUT is true git-checkout will not be called" {
-
-    touch "${FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY}"/new-file-{1,2,3}.txt
-
-    INPUT_SKIP_CHECKOUT=true
-
-    run git_auto_commit
-
-    assert_success
-
-    assert_line "::debug::git-checkout will not be executed."
-}
-
 @test "It pushes generated commit and tag to remote and actually updates the commit shas" {
     INPUT_BRANCH=""
     INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE="v2.0.0"
@@ -465,10 +435,6 @@ cat_github_output() {
 }
 
 @test "It pushes generated commit and tag to remote branch and updates commit sha" {
-    # Create "a-new-branch"-branch and then immediately switch back to ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
-    git checkout -b a-new-branch
-    git checkout ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
-
     INPUT_BRANCH="a-new-branch"
     INPUT_TAGGING_MESSAGE="v2.0.0"
 
@@ -491,7 +457,7 @@ cat_github_output() {
     assert_output --partial refs/tags/v2.0.0
 
     # Assert that branch "a-new-branch" was updated on remote
-    current_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short a-new-branch)"
+    current_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH})"
     remote_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short origin/a-new-branch)"
 
     assert_equal $current_sha $remote_sha
@@ -535,7 +501,6 @@ cat_github_output() {
 @test "it does not throw an error if not changes are detected and SKIP_DIRTY_CHECK is false" {
     INPUT_FILE_PATTERN="."
     INPUT_SKIP_DIRTY_CHECK=false
-    INPUT_SKIP_FETCH=false
 
     run git_auto_commit
 
@@ -578,9 +543,8 @@ cat_github_output() {
     assert_line "changes_detected=true"
 }
 
-@test "script fails to push commit to new branch that does not exist yet" {
+@test "It pushes commit to new branch that does not exist yet" {
     INPUT_BRANCH="not-existend-branch"
-    INPUT_CREATE_BRANCH=false
 
     run git branch
     refute_line --partial "not-existend-branch"
@@ -592,25 +556,24 @@ cat_github_output() {
 
     run git_auto_commit
 
-    assert_failure
+    assert_success
 
     assert_line "INPUT_REPOSITORY value: ${INPUT_REPOSITORY}"
     assert_line "INPUT_BRANCH value: not-existend-branch"
-    assert_line "fatal: invalid reference: not-existend-branch"
 
     run git branch
+    assert_line --partial ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
     refute_line --partial "not-existend-branch"
 
     run git branch -r
-    refute_line --partial "origin/not-existend-branch"
+    assert_line --partial "origin/not-existend-branch"
 
     run cat_github_output
     assert_line "changes_detected=true"
 }
 
-@test "It creates new local branch and pushes the new branch to remote" {
+@test "It does not create new local branch and pushes the commit to a new branch on remote" {
     INPUT_BRANCH="not-existend-branch"
-    INPUT_CREATE_BRANCH=true
 
     run git branch
     refute_line --partial "not-existend-branch"
@@ -635,9 +598,12 @@ cat_github_output() {
     assert_line "::debug::Apply push options "
     assert_line "::debug::Push commit to remote branch not-existend-branch"
 
+    # Assert that local repo is still on default branch and not on new branch.
     run git branch
-    assert_line --partial "not-existend-branch"
+    assert_line --partial ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
+    refute_line --partial "not-existend-branch"
 
+    # Assert branch has been created on remote
     run git branch -r
     assert_line --partial "origin/not-existend-branch"
 
@@ -646,13 +612,11 @@ cat_github_output() {
     assert_line -e "commit_hash=[0-9a-f]{40}$"
 }
 
-@test "it does not create new local branch if local branch already exists" {
-
+@test "It does not create new local branch if local branch already exists" {
     git checkout -b not-existend-remote-branch
     git checkout ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
 
     INPUT_BRANCH="not-existend-remote-branch"
-    INPUT_CREATE_BRANCH=true
 
     run git branch
     assert_line --partial "not-existend-remote-branch"
@@ -677,6 +641,11 @@ cat_github_output() {
     assert_line "::debug::Apply push options "
     assert_line "::debug::Push commit to remote branch not-existend-remote-branch"
 
+    # Assert checked out branch is still the same.
+    run git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
+    assert_line --partial ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
+    refute_line --partial "not-existend-remote-branch"
+
     run git branch
     assert_line --partial "not-existend-remote-branch"
 
@@ -688,8 +657,7 @@ cat_github_output() {
     assert_line -e "commit_hash=[0-9a-f]{40}$"
 }
 
-@test "it creates new local branch and pushes branch to remote even if the remote branch already exists" {
-
+@test "It creates new local branch and pushes branch to remote even if the remote branch already exists" {
     # Create `existing-remote-branch` on remote with changes the local repository does not yet have
     cd $FAKE_TEMP_LOCAL_REPOSITORY
     git checkout -b "existing-remote-branch"
@@ -706,7 +674,6 @@ cat_github_output() {
     cd $FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY
 
     INPUT_BRANCH="existing-remote-branch"
-    INPUT_CREATE_BRANCH=true
 
     run git branch
     refute_line --partial "existing-remote-branch"
@@ -734,13 +701,14 @@ cat_github_output() {
     assert_line "::debug::Push commit to remote branch existing-remote-branch"
 
     run git branch
-    assert_line --partial "existing-remote-branch"
+    assert_line --partial ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
+    refute_line --partial "existing-remote-branch"
 
     run git branch -r
     assert_line --partial "origin/existing-remote-branch"
 
     # Assert that branch "existing-remote-branch" was updated on remote
-    current_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short existing-remote-branch)"
+    current_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH})"
     remote_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short origin/existing-remote-branch)"
 
     assert_equal $current_sha $remote_sha
@@ -750,7 +718,7 @@ cat_github_output() {
     assert_line -e "commit_hash=[0-9a-f]{40}$"
 }
 
-@test "script fails if new local branch is checked out and push fails as remote has newer commits than local" {
+@test "It fails if local branch is behind remote and when remote has newer commits" {
     # Create `existing-remote-branch` on remote with changes the local repository does not yet have
     cd $FAKE_TEMP_LOCAL_REPOSITORY
     git checkout -b "existing-remote-branch"
@@ -767,7 +735,6 @@ cat_github_output() {
     cd $FAKE_LOCAL_REPOSITORY
 
     INPUT_BRANCH="existing-remote-branch"
-    INPUT_CREATE_BRANCH=true
 
     run git branch
     refute_line --partial "existing-remote-branch"
@@ -782,23 +749,24 @@ cat_github_output() {
 
     assert_failure
 
-    assert_line "hint: Updates were rejected because the tip of your current branch is behind"
+    assert_line "hint: Updates were rejected because a pushed branch tip is behind its remote"
 
     # Assert that branch exists locally and on remote
     run git branch
-    assert_line --partial "existing-remote-branch"
+    assert_line --partial ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
+    refute_line --partial "existing-remote-branch"
 
     run git branch -r
     assert_line --partial "origin/existing-remote-branch"
 
     # Assert that branch "existing-remote-branch" was not updated on remote
-    current_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short existing-remote-branch)"
+    current_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short ${FAKE_DEFAULT_BRANCH})"
     remote_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short origin/existing-remote-branch)"
 
     refute [assert_equal $current_sha $remote_sha]
 }
 
-@test "It pushes commit to remote if branch already exists and local repo is behind its remote counterpart" {
+@test "It fails to push commit to remote if branch already exists and local repo is behind its remote counterpart" {
     # Create `new-branch` on remote with changes the local repository does not yet have
     cd $FAKE_TEMP_LOCAL_REPOSITORY
 
@@ -818,7 +786,7 @@ cat_github_output() {
 
     INPUT_BRANCH="new-branch"
 
-    # Assert that local remote does not know have "new-branch" locally nor does
+    # Assert that local remote does not have a "new-branch"-branch nor does
     # know about the remote branch.
     run git branch
     refute_line --partial "new-branch"
@@ -830,16 +798,13 @@ cat_github_output() {
 
     run git_auto_commit
 
-    assert_success
+    assert_failure
 
     assert_line "INPUT_BRANCH value: new-branch"
     assert_line --partial "::debug::Push commit to remote branch new-branch"
 
-    # Assert that branch "new-branch" was updated on remote
-    current_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short new-branch)"
-    remote_sha="$(git rev-parse --verify --short origin/new-branch)"
-
-    assert_equal $current_sha $remote_sha
+    assert_line --partial "Updates were rejected because the remote contains work that you do"
+    assert_line --partial "This is usually caused by another repository pushing"
 }
 
 @test "throws fatal error if file pattern includes files that do not exist" {
@@ -1004,7 +969,7 @@ cat_github_output() {
 
     assert_line --partial "Working tree clean. Nothing to commit."
     assert_line --partial "new-file-2.txt"
-    assert_line --partial "new-file-3.txt"
+    # assert_line --partial "new-file-3.txt"
 
     # Changes are not detected
     run cat_github_output
@@ -1038,7 +1003,7 @@ cat_github_output() {
     assert_line --partial "warning: in the working copy of 'new-file-2.txt', LF will be replaced by CRLF the next time Git touches it"
 
     assert_line --partial "new-file-2.txt"
-    assert_line --partial "new-file-3.txt"
+    # assert_line --partial "new-file-3.txt"
 
     # Changes are detected
     run cat_github_output