1 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/sha1_file.c b/sha1_file.c
index 1a7e41070e..357f9ab7ff 100644
--- a/sha1_file.c
+++ b/sha1_file.c
@@ -2205,23 +2205,21 @@ static void *read_object(const unsigned char *sha1, enum object_type *type,
  * deal with them should arrange to call read_object() and give error
  * messages themselves.
  */
-void *read_sha1_file_repl(const unsigned char *sha1,
-			  enum object_type *type,
-			  unsigned long *size,
-			  const unsigned char **replacement)
+void *read_sha1_file_extended(const unsigned char *sha1,
+			      enum object_type *type,
+			      unsigned long *size,
+			      unsigned flag)
 {
-	const unsigned char *repl = lookup_replace_object(sha1);
 	void *data;
 	char *path;
 	const struct packed_git *p;
+	const unsigned char *repl = (flag & READ_SHA1_FILE_REPLACE)
+		? lookup_replace_object(sha1) : sha1;
 
 	errno = 0;
 	data = read_object(repl, type, size);
-	if (data) {
-		if (replacement)
-			*replacement = repl;
+	if (data)
 		return data;
-	}
 
 	if (errno && errno != ENOENT)
 		die_errno("failed to read object %s", sha1_to_hex(sha1));