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1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/branch.c b/builtin/branch.c
index f7da69c932..aa705a0fb0 100644
--- a/builtin/branch.c
+++ b/builtin/branch.c
@@ -566,11 +566,7 @@ static void rename_branch(const char *oldname, const char *newname, int force)
die(_("Invalid branch name: '%s'"), oldname);
}
- if (strbuf_check_branch_ref(&newref, newname))
- die(_("Invalid branch name: '%s'"), newname);
-
- if (resolve_ref(newref.buf, sha1, 1, NULL) && !force)
- die(_("A branch named '%s' already exists."), newref.buf + 11);
+ validate_new_branchname(newname, &newref, force);
strbuf_addf(&logmsg, "Branch: renamed %s to %s",
oldref.buf, newref.buf);