1 files changed, 0 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index d5c3f8de1b..c5086ae70c 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -2833,14 +2833,6 @@ int delete_ref(const char *refname, const unsigned char *old_sha1,
 	struct ref_transaction *transaction;
 	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	/*
-	 * Treat NULL_SHA1 and NULL alike, to mean "we don't care what
-	 * the old value of the reference was (or even if it didn't
-	 * exist)":
-	 */
-	if (old_sha1 && is_null_sha1(old_sha1))
-		old_sha1 = NULL;
-
 	transaction = ref_transaction_begin(&err);
 	if (!transaction ||
 	    ref_transaction_delete(transaction, refname, old_sha1,