diff --git a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_2_0.py b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_2_0.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_2_0.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_2_0.py
@@ -711,9 +711,6 @@ class Repository(Base, BaseModel):
 
             repo = backend(safe_str(repo_full_path), create=False,
                            baseui=self._ui)
-            # skip hidden web repository
-            if repo._get_hidden():
-                return
         else:
             repo = backend(repo_full_path, create=False)
 
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_3_0.py b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_3_0.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_3_0.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_3_0.py
@@ -729,9 +729,6 @@ class Repository(Base, BaseModel):
 
             repo = backend(safe_str(repo_full_path), create=False,
                            baseui=self._ui)
-            # skip hidden web repository
-            if repo._get_hidden():
-                return
         else:
             repo = backend(repo_full_path, create=False)
 
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_4_0.py b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_4_0.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_4_0.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_4_0.py
@@ -990,9 +990,6 @@ class Repository(Base, BaseModel):
 
             repo = backend(safe_str(repo_full_path), create=False,
                            baseui=self._ui)
-            # skip hidden web repository
-            if repo._get_hidden():
-                return
         else:
             repo = backend(repo_full_path, create=False)
 
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_5_0.py b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_5_0.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_5_0.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_5_0.py
@@ -1009,9 +1009,6 @@ class Repository(Base, BaseModel):
 
             repo = backend(safe_str(repo_full_path), create=False,
                            baseui=self._ui)
-            # skip hidden web repository
-            if repo._get_hidden():
-                return
         else:
             repo = backend(repo_full_path, create=False)
 
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_5_2.py b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_5_2.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_5_2.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_5_2.py
@@ -1130,9 +1130,6 @@ class Repository(Base, BaseModel):
 
             repo = backend(safe_str(repo_full_path), create=False,
                            baseui=self._ui)
-            # skip hidden web repository
-            if repo._get_hidden():
-                return
         else:
             repo = backend(repo_full_path, create=False)
 
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_6_0.py b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_6_0.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_6_0.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_6_0.py
@@ -1206,9 +1206,6 @@ class Repository(Base, BaseModel):
 
             repo = backend(safe_str(repo_full_path), create=False,
                            baseui=self._ui)
-            # skip hidden web repository
-            if repo._get_hidden():
-                return
         else:
             repo = backend(repo_full_path, create=False)
 
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_7_0.py b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_7_0.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_7_0.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_7_0.py
@@ -1223,9 +1223,6 @@ class Repository(Base, BaseModel):
 
             repo = backend(safe_str(repo_full_path), create=False,
                            baseui=self._ui)
-            # skip hidden web repository
-            if repo._get_hidden():
-                return
         else:
             repo = backend(repo_full_path, create=False)
 
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_8_0.py b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_8_0.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_8_0.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_1_8_0.py
@@ -1253,9 +1253,6 @@ class Repository(Base, BaseModel):
 
             repo = backend(safe_str(repo_full_path), create=False,
                            baseui=self._ui)
-            # skip hidden web repository
-            if repo._get_hidden():
-                return
         else:
             repo = backend(repo_full_path, create=False)
 
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_0_0.py b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_0_0.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_0_0.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_0_0.py
@@ -1310,9 +1310,6 @@ class Repository(Base, BaseModel):
 
             repo = backend(safe_str(repo_full_path), create=False,
                            baseui=self._ui)
-            # skip hidden web repository
-            if repo._get_hidden():
-                return
         else:
             repo = backend(repo_full_path, create=False)
 
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_0_1.py b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_0_1.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_0_1.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_0_1.py
@@ -1309,9 +1309,6 @@ class Repository(Base, BaseModel):
 
             repo = backend(safe_str(repo_full_path), create=False,
                            baseui=self._ui)
-            # skip hidden web repository
-            if repo._get_hidden():
-                return
         else:
             repo = backend(repo_full_path, create=False)
 
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_0_2.py b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_0_2.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_0_2.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_0_2.py
@@ -1329,9 +1329,6 @@ class Repository(Base, BaseModel):
 
             repo = backend(safe_str(repo_full_path), create=False,
                            baseui=self._ui)
-            # skip hidden web repository
-            if repo._get_hidden():
-                return
         else:
             repo = backend(repo_full_path, create=False)
 
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_1_0.py b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_1_0.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_1_0.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_1_0.py
@@ -1368,9 +1368,6 @@ class Repository(Base, BaseModel):
 
             repo = backend(safe_str(repo_full_path), create=False,
                            baseui=self._ui)
-            # skip hidden web repository
-            if repo._get_hidden():
-                return
         else:
             repo = backend(repo_full_path, create=False)
 
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_2_0.py b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_2_0.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_2_0.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_2_0.py
@@ -1414,9 +1414,6 @@ class Repository(Base, BaseModel):
 
             repo = backend(safe_str(repo_full_path), create=False,
                            baseui=self._ui)
-            # skip hidden web repository
-            if repo._get_hidden():
-                return
         else:
             repo = backend(repo_full_path, create=False)
 
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_2_3.py b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_2_3.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_2_3.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/dbmigrate/schema/db_2_2_3.py
@@ -1441,9 +1441,6 @@ class Repository(Base, BaseModel):
 
             repo = backend(safe_str(repo_full_path), create=False,
                            baseui=self._ui)
-            # skip hidden web repository
-            if repo._get_hidden():
-                return
         else:
             repo = backend(repo_full_path, create=False)
 
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/vcs/backends/hg/repository.py b/kallithea/lib/vcs/backends/hg/repository.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/vcs/backends/hg/repository.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/vcs/backends/hg/repository.py
@@ -417,9 +417,6 @@ class MercurialRepository(BaseRepository
             else:
                 return os.stat(st_path).st_mtime
 
-    def _get_hidden(self):
-        return self._repo.ui.configbool("web", "hidden", untrusted=True)
-
     def _get_revision(self, revision):
         """
         Gets an ID revision given as str. This will always return a fill
diff --git a/kallithea/model/db.py b/kallithea/model/db.py
--- a/kallithea/model/db.py
+++ b/kallithea/model/db.py
@@ -1447,12 +1447,8 @@ class Repository(Base, BaseModel):
             return
 
         if alias == 'hg':
-
             repo = backend(safe_str(repo_full_path), create=False,
                            baseui=self._ui)
-            # skip hidden web repository
-            if repo._get_hidden():
-                return
         else:
             repo = backend(repo_full_path, create=False)