1 files changed, 0 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/setup.c b/setup.c
index 2c4b22c845..0deb02238b 100644
--- a/setup.c
+++ b/setup.c
@@ -451,17 +451,6 @@ static int check_repository_format_gently(const char *gitdir, int *nongit_ok)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void update_linked_gitdir(const char *gitfile, const char *gitdir)
-{
-	struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct stat st;
-
-	strbuf_addf(&path, "%s/gitdir", gitdir);
-	if (stat(path.buf, &st) || st.st_mtime + 24 * 3600 < time(NULL))
-		write_file(path.buf, "%s", gitfile);
-	strbuf_release(&path);
-}
-
 /*
  * Try to read the location of the git directory from the .git file,
  * return path to git directory if found.
@@ -531,7 +520,6 @@ const char *read_gitfile_gently(const char *path, int *return_error_code)
 		error_code = READ_GITFILE_ERR_NOT_A_REPO;
 		goto cleanup_return;
 	}
-	update_linked_gitdir(path, dir);
 	path = real_path(dir);
 
 cleanup_return: