diff --git a/utils/github/backport.py b/utils/github/backport.py
index d2687b893a4..589124324b1 100644
--- a/utils/github/backport.py
+++ b/utils/github/backport.py
@@ -25,24 +25,23 @@ class Backport:
     def getPullRequests(self, from_commit):
         return self._gh.get_pull_requests(from_commit)
 
-    def getBranchesWithLTS(self):
-        branches = []
-        for pull_request in self._gh.find_pull_requests("release-lts"):
+    def getBranchesWithRelease(self):
+        branches = set()
+        for pull_request in self._gh.find_pull_requests("release"):
             if not pull_request['merged'] and not pull_request['closed']:
-                branches.append(pull_request['headRefName'])
+                branches.add(pull_request['headRefName'])
         return branches
 
-    def execute(self, repo, upstream, until_commit, number, run_cherrypick, find_lts=False):
+    def execute(self, repo, upstream, until_commit, run_cherrypick):
         repo = LocalRepo(repo, upstream, self.default_branch_name)
         all_branches = repo.get_release_branches()  # [(branch_name, base_commit)]
 
-        last_branches = set([branch[0] for branch in all_branches[-number:]])
-        lts_branches = set(self.getBranchesWithLTS() if find_lts else [])
+        release_branches = self.getBranchesWithRelease()
 
         branches = []
         # iterate over all branches to preserve their precedence.
         for branch in all_branches:
-            if branch[0] in last_branches or branch[0] in lts_branches:
+            if branch[0] in release_branches:
                 branches.append(branch)
 
         if not branches:
@@ -115,8 +114,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser.add_argument('--token',     type=str, required=True, help='token for Github access')
     parser.add_argument('--repo',      type=str, required=True, help='path to full repository', metavar='PATH')
     parser.add_argument('--til',       type=str,                help='check PRs from HEAD til this commit', metavar='COMMIT')
-    parser.add_argument('-n',          type=int, dest='number', help='number of last release branches to consider')
-    parser.add_argument('--lts',       action='store_true',     help='consider branches with LTS')
     parser.add_argument('--dry-run',   action='store_true',     help='do not create or merge any PRs', default=False)
     parser.add_argument('--verbose', '-v', action='store_true', help='more verbose output', default=False)
     parser.add_argument('--upstream', '-u', type=str,           help='remote name of upstream in repository', default='origin')
@@ -129,4 +126,4 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
     cherrypick_run = lambda token, pr, branch: CherryPick(token, 'ClickHouse', 'ClickHouse', 'core', pr, branch).execute(args.repo, args.dry_run)
     bp = Backport(args.token, 'ClickHouse', 'ClickHouse', 'core')
-    bp.execute(args.repo, args.upstream, args.til, args.number, cherrypick_run, args.lts)
+    bp.execute(args.repo, args.upstream, args.til, cherrypick_run)