diff --git a/builtin/checkout.c b/builtin/checkout.c
index fd6ee8c272..c278c2169d 100644
--- a/builtin/checkout.c
+++ b/builtin/checkout.c
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ static void report_tracking(struct branch_info *new_branch_info)
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 	struct branch *branch = branch_get(new_branch_info->name);
 
-	if (!format_tracking_info(branch, &sb, AHEAD_BEHIND_FULL))
+	if (!format_tracking_info(branch, &sb, AHEAD_BEHIND_FULL, 1))
 		return;
 	fputs(sb.buf, stdout);
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index a81f2e2f17..d79aae0d76 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -2258,7 +2258,8 @@ int stat_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, int *num_ours, int *num_theirs,
  * Return true when there is anything to report, otherwise false.
  */
 int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb,
-			 enum ahead_behind_flags abf)
+			 enum ahead_behind_flags abf,
+			 int show_divergence_advice)
 {
 	int ours, theirs, sti;
 	const char *full_base;
@@ -2321,7 +2322,8 @@ int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb,
 			       "respectively.\n",
 			   ours + theirs),
 			base, ours, theirs);
-		if (advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS))
+		if (show_divergence_advice &&
+		    advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_HINTS))
 			strbuf_addstr(sb,
 				_("  (use \"git pull\" to merge the remote branch into yours)\n"));
 	}
diff --git a/remote.h b/remote.h
index 929c7c676d..cdc8b1db42 100644
--- a/remote.h
+++ b/remote.h
@@ -380,7 +380,8 @@ int stat_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, int *num_ours, int *num_theirs,
 		       const char **upstream_name, int for_push,
 		       enum ahead_behind_flags abf);
 int format_tracking_info(struct branch *branch, struct strbuf *sb,
-			 enum ahead_behind_flags abf);
+			 enum ahead_behind_flags abf,
+			 int show_divergence_advice);
 
 struct ref *get_local_heads(void);
 /*
diff --git a/t/t7508-status.sh b/t/t7508-status.sh
index 36567708f5..845af287d7 100755
--- a/t/t7508-status.sh
+++ b/t/t7508-status.sh
@@ -847,7 +847,6 @@ test_expect_success 'dry-run of partial commit excluding new file in index' '
 On branch main
 Your branch and '\''upstream'\'' have diverged,
 and have 1 and 2 different commits each, respectively.
-  (use "git pull" to merge the remote branch into yours)
 
 Changes to be committed:
   (use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)
@@ -1013,7 +1012,7 @@ test_expect_success 'status -s submodule summary' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'status submodule summary (clean submodule): commit' '
-	cat >expect <<EOF &&
+	cat >expect-status <<EOF &&
 On branch main
 Your branch and '\''upstream'\'' have diverged,
 and have 2 and 2 different commits each, respectively.
@@ -1033,12 +1032,13 @@ Untracked files:
 
 no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
 EOF
+	sed "/git pull/d" expect-status > expect-commit &&
 	git commit -m "commit submodule" &&
 	git config status.submodulesummary 10 &&
 	test_must_fail git commit --dry-run >output &&
-	test_cmp expect output &&
+	test_cmp expect-commit output &&
 	git status >output &&
-	test_cmp expect output
+	test_cmp expect-status output
 '
 
 cat >expect <<EOF
@@ -1065,7 +1065,6 @@ test_expect_success 'commit --dry-run submodule summary (--amend)' '
 On branch main
 Your branch and '\''upstream'\'' have diverged,
 and have 2 and 2 different commits each, respectively.
-  (use "git pull" to merge the remote branch into yours)
 
 Changes to be committed:
   (use "git restore --source=HEAD^1 --staged <file>..." to unstage)
@@ -1558,7 +1557,6 @@ test_expect_success 'git commit --dry-run will show a staged but ignored submodu
 On branch main
 Your branch and '\''upstream'\'' have diverged,
 and have 2 and 2 different commits each, respectively.
-  (use "git pull" to merge the remote branch into yours)
 
 Changes to be committed:
   (use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)
diff --git a/wt-status.c b/wt-status.c
index bcd0ef8044..e3e3732ea2 100644
--- a/wt-status.c
+++ b/wt-status.c
@@ -1186,7 +1186,8 @@ static void wt_longstatus_print_tracking(struct wt_status *s)
 
 	t_begin = getnanotime();
 
-	if (!format_tracking_info(branch, &sb, s->ahead_behind_flags))
+	if (!format_tracking_info(branch, &sb, s->ahead_behind_flags,
+				  !s->commit_template))
 		return;
 
 	if (advice_enabled(ADVICE_STATUS_AHEAD_BEHIND_WARNING) &&