diff --git a/src/commands/branch.rs b/src/commands/branch.rs
index 5c4cf1c8e..afec33e08 100644
--- a/src/commands/branch.rs
+++ b/src/commands/branch.rs
@@ -328,21 +328,24 @@ fn cmd_branch_list(
     let formatter = formatter.as_mut();
 
     for (name, branch_target) in all_branches {
+        let found_non_git_remote = {
+            let pseudo_remote_count = branch_target.remote_targets.contains_key("git") as usize;
+            branch_target.remote_targets.len() - pseudo_remote_count > 0
+        };
+
         write!(formatter.labeled("branch"), "{name}")?;
         if let Some(target) = branch_target.local_target.as_ref() {
             print_branch_target(formatter, target)?;
-        } else {
+        } else if found_non_git_remote {
             writeln!(formatter, " (deleted)")?;
+        } else {
+            writeln!(formatter, " (forgotten)")?;
         }
 
-        let mut found_non_git_remote = false;
         for (remote, remote_target) in branch_target.remote_targets.iter() {
             if Some(remote_target) == branch_target.local_target.as_ref() {
                 continue;
             }
-            if remote != "git" {
-                found_non_git_remote = true;
-            }
             write!(formatter, "  ")?;
             write!(formatter.labeled("branch"), "@{remote}")?;
             if let Some(local_target) = branch_target.local_target.as_ref() {
diff --git a/tests/test_branch_command.rs b/tests/test_branch_command.rs
index 0d653450f..b76793270 100644
--- a/tests/test_branch_command.rs
+++ b/tests/test_branch_command.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ fn test_branch_forget_export() {
     // TODO: Consider allowing forgetting local-git tracking branches as an option
     let stdout = test_env.jj_cmd_success(&repo_path, &["branch", "list"]);
     insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
-    foo (deleted)
+    foo (forgotten)
       @git: 65b6b74e0897 (no description set)
     "###);
     let stderr = test_env.jj_cmd_failure(&repo_path, &["log", "-r=foo", "--no-graph"]);