diff --git a/modules/context/repo.go b/modules/context/repo.go
index 25c9c82007..ee5edb4384 100644
--- a/modules/context/repo.go
+++ b/modules/context/repo.go
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ func repoAssignment(ctx *Context, repo *repo_model.Repository) {
 		ctx.ServerError("GetRepoLicenses", err)
 		return
 	}
-	ctx.Data["Licenses"] = repoLicenses.StringList()
+	ctx.Data["DetectedRepoLicenses"] = repoLicenses.StringList()
 }
 
 // RepoIDAssignment returns a handler which assigns the repo to the context.
diff --git a/modules/repository/license.go b/modules/repository/license.go
index d049456bf8..a475e96cb6 100644
--- a/modules/repository/license.go
+++ b/modules/repository/license.go
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@ func UpdateRepoLicenses(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, commit
 	return nil
 }
 
-// GetLicenseFileName returns license file name in the repository if it exists
-func GetLicenseFileName(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, commit *git.Commit) (string, error) {
+// GetDetectedLicenseFileName returns license file name in the repository if it exists
+func GetDetectedLicenseFileName(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, commit *git.Commit) (string, error) {
 	if commit == nil {
 		return "", nil
 	}
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/branch.go b/routers/web/repo/branch.go
index 6aa5b210a1..8b59f6deae 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/branch.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/branch.go
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ func Branches(ctx *context.Context) {
 	pager.SetDefaultParams(ctx)
 	ctx.Data["Page"] = pager
 
-	ctx.Data["LicenseFileName"], err = repo_module.GetLicenseFileName(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.Commit)
+	ctx.Data["DetectedLicenseFileName"], err = repo_module.GetDetectedLicenseFileName(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.Commit)
 	if err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("GetLicenseFileName", err)
+		ctx.ServerError("GetDetectedLicenseFileName", err)
 		return
 	}
 	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplBranch)
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/commit.go b/routers/web/repo/commit.go
index ceda2a4a59..694a4caa95 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/commit.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/commit.go
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ func Commits(ctx *context.Context) {
 	pager := context.NewPagination(int(commitsCount), pageSize, page, 5)
 	pager.SetDefaultParams(ctx)
 	ctx.Data["Page"] = pager
-	ctx.Data["LicenseFileName"], err = repo_module.GetLicenseFileName(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.Commit)
+	ctx.Data["DetectedLicenseFileName"], err = repo_module.GetDetectedLicenseFileName(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.Commit)
 	if err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("GetLicenseFileName", err)
+		ctx.ServerError("GetDetectedLicenseFileName", err)
 		return
 	}
 	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplCommits)
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ func SearchCommits(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["Username"] = ctx.Repo.Owner.Name
 	ctx.Data["Reponame"] = ctx.Repo.Repository.Name
 	ctx.Data["RefName"] = ctx.Repo.RefName
-	ctx.Data["LicenseFileName"], err = repo_module.GetLicenseFileName(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.Commit)
+	ctx.Data["DetectedLicenseFileName"], err = repo_module.GetDetectedLicenseFileName(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.Commit)
 	if err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("GetLicenseFileName", err)
+		ctx.ServerError("GetDetectedLicenseFileName", err)
 		return
 	}
 	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplCommits)
@@ -261,9 +261,9 @@ func FileHistory(ctx *context.Context) {
 	pager.SetDefaultParams(ctx)
 	ctx.Data["Page"] = pager
 
-	ctx.Data["LicenseFileName"], err = repo_module.GetLicenseFileName(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.Commit)
+	ctx.Data["DetectedLicenseFileName"], err = repo_module.GetDetectedLicenseFileName(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.Commit)
 	if err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("GetLicenseFileName", err)
+		ctx.ServerError("GetDetectedLicenseFileName", err)
 		return
 	}
 	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplCommits)
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/view.go b/routers/web/repo/view.go
index ff23debf7a..8325c06586 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/view.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/view.go
@@ -913,9 +913,9 @@ func renderCode(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["TreeLink"] = treeLink
 	ctx.Data["TreeNames"] = treeNames
 	ctx.Data["BranchLink"] = branchLink
-	ctx.Data["LicenseFileName"], err = repo_module.GetLicenseFileName(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.Commit)
+	ctx.Data["DetectedLicenseFileName"], err = repo_module.GetDetectedLicenseFileName(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.Repo.Commit)
 	if err != nil {
-		ctx.ServerError("GetLicenseFileName", err)
+		ctx.ServerError("GetDetectedLicenseFileName", err)
 		return
 	}
 	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplRepoHome)
diff --git a/templates/repo/sub_menu.tmpl b/templates/repo/sub_menu.tmpl
index b289c5c313..ea689f92ed 100644
--- a/templates/repo/sub_menu.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/sub_menu.tmpl
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 					{{svg "octicon-tag"}} <b>{{ctx.Locale.PrettyNumber .NumTags}}</b> {{ctx.Locale.TrN .NumTags "repo.tag" "repo.tags"}}
 				</a>
 			{{end}}
-			{{if .Licenses}}
-				<a class="item muted" href="{{.RepoLink}}/src/{{.DefaultBranch}}/{{PathEscapeSegments .LicenseFileName}}" data-tooltip-content="{{StringUtils.Join .Licenses ", "}}">
-					{{svg "octicon-law"}} <b>{{if eq (len .Licenses) 1}}{{index .Licenses 0}}{{else}}{{.locale.Tr "repo.multiple_licenses"}}{{end}}</b>
+			{{if .DetectedRepoLicenses}}
+				<a class="item muted" href="{{.RepoLink}}/src/{{.DefaultBranch}}/{{PathEscapeSegments .DetectedLicenseFileName}}" data-tooltip-content="{{StringUtils.Join .DetectedRepoLicenses ", "}}">
+					{{svg "octicon-law"}} <b>{{if eq (len .DetectedRepoLicenses) 1}}{{index .DetectedRepoLicenses 0}}{{else}}{{.locale.Tr "repo.multiple_licenses"}}{{end}}</b>
 				</a>
 			{{end}}
 			<span class="item not-mobile" {{if not (eq .Repository.Size 0)}}data-tooltip-content="{{.Repository.SizeDetailsString}}"{{end}}>