diff --git a/src/applications/arcanist/conduit/ArcanistProjectInfoConduitAPIMethod.php b/src/applications/arcanist/conduit/ArcanistProjectInfoConduitAPIMethod.php
--- a/src/applications/arcanist/conduit/ArcanistProjectInfoConduitAPIMethod.php
+++ b/src/applications/arcanist/conduit/ArcanistProjectInfoConduitAPIMethod.php
@@ -38,7 +38,13 @@
       throw new ConduitException('ERR-BAD-ARCANIST-PROJECT');
     }
 
-    $repository = $project->loadRepository();
+    $repository = null;
+    if ($project->getRepositoryID()) {
+      $repository = id(new PhabricatorRepositoryQuery())
+        ->setViewer($request->getUser())
+        ->withRepositoryIDs(array($project->getRepositoryID()))
+        ->executeOne();
+    }
 
     $repository_phid = null;
     $tracked = false;
diff --git a/src/applications/releeph/controller/branch/ReleephBranchNamePreviewController.php b/src/applications/releeph/controller/branch/ReleephBranchNamePreviewController.php
--- a/src/applications/releeph/controller/branch/ReleephBranchNamePreviewController.php
+++ b/src/applications/releeph/controller/branch/ReleephBranchNamePreviewController.php
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 
     $arc_project_id = $request->getInt('arcProjectID');
     $fake_commit_handle =
-      ReleephBranchTemplate::getFakeCommitHandleFor($arc_project_id);
+      ReleephBranchTemplate::getFakeCommitHandleFor(
+        $arc_project_id,
+        $request->getUser());
 
     list($name, $errors) = id(new ReleephBranchTemplate())
       ->setCommitHandle($fake_commit_handle)
diff --git a/src/applications/releeph/controller/product/ReleephProductCreateController.php b/src/applications/releeph/controller/product/ReleephProductCreateController.php
--- a/src/applications/releeph/controller/product/ReleephProductCreateController.php
+++ b/src/applications/releeph/controller/product/ReleephProductCreateController.php
@@ -28,7 +28,14 @@
       }
 
       $arc_project = $arc_projects[$arc_pr_id];
-      $pr_repository = $arc_project->loadRepository();
+      $pr_repository = null;
+      if ($arc_project->getRepositoryID()) {
+        $pr_repository = id(new PhabricatorRepositoryQuery())
+          ->setViewer($request->getUser())
+          ->withRepositoryIDs(array($arc_project->getRepositoryID()))
+          ->executeOne();
+      }
+
 
       if (!$errors) {
         $releeph_product = id(new ReleephProject())
diff --git a/src/applications/releeph/controller/product/ReleephProductEditController.php b/src/applications/releeph/controller/product/ReleephProductEditController.php
--- a/src/applications/releeph/controller/product/ReleephProductEditController.php
+++ b/src/applications/releeph/controller/product/ReleephProductEditController.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         ->setDetail('testPaths', $test_paths);
 
       $fake_commit_handle =
-        ReleephBranchTemplate::getFakeCommitHandleFor($arc_project_id);
+        ReleephBranchTemplate::getFakeCommitHandleFor($arc_project_id, $viewer);
 
       if ($branch_template) {
         list($branch_name, $template_errors) = id(new ReleephBranchTemplate())
diff --git a/src/applications/releeph/view/branch/ReleephBranchTemplate.php b/src/applications/releeph/view/branch/ReleephBranchTemplate.php
--- a/src/applications/releeph/view/branch/ReleephBranchTemplate.php
+++ b/src/applications/releeph/view/branch/ReleephBranchTemplate.php
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
     return $template;
   }
 
-  public static function getFakeCommitHandleFor($arc_project_id) {
+  public static function getFakeCommitHandleFor(
+    $arc_project_id,
+    PhabricatorUser $viewer) {
+
     $arc_project = id(new PhabricatorRepositoryArcanistProject())
       ->load($arc_project_id);
     if (!$arc_project) {
@@ -27,9 +30,19 @@
         "No Arc project found with id '{$arc_project_id}'!");
     }
 
-    $repository = $arc_project->loadRepository();
-    return id(new PhabricatorObjectHandle())
-      ->setName($repository->formatCommitName('100000000000'));
+    $repository = null;
+    if ($arc_project->getRepositoryID()) {
+      $repository = id(new PhabricatorRepositoryQuery())
+        ->setViewer($viewer)
+        ->withRepositoryIDs(array($arc_project->getRepositoryID()))
+        ->executeOne();
+    }
+    $fake_handle = 'SOFAKE';
+    if ($repository) {
+      $fake_handle = id(new PhabricatorObjectHandle())
+        ->setName($repository->formatCommitName('100000000000'));
+    }
+    return $fake_handle;
   }
 
   private $commitHandle;
diff --git a/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepositoryArcanistProject.php b/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepositoryArcanistProject.php
--- a/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepositoryArcanistProject.php
+++ b/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepositoryArcanistProject.php
@@ -45,14 +45,6 @@
       PhabricatorRepositoryArcanistProjectPHIDType::TYPECONST);
   }
 
-  // TODO: Remove. Also, T603.
-  public function loadRepository() {
-    if (!$this->getRepositoryID()) {
-      return null;
-    }
-    return id(new PhabricatorRepository())->load($this->getRepositoryID());
-  }
-
   public function delete() {
     $this->openTransaction();