1 files changed, 1 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 0b79bdd7c3..1a964505f9 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1676,18 +1676,7 @@ int refs_read_raw_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refname,
 int refs_read_symbolic_ref(struct ref_store *ref_store, const char *refname,
 			   struct strbuf *referent)
 {
-	struct object_id oid;
-	int ret, failure_errno = 0;
-	unsigned int type = 0;
-
-	if (ref_store->be->read_symbolic_ref)
-		return ref_store->be->read_symbolic_ref(ref_store, refname, referent);
-
-	ret = refs_read_raw_ref(ref_store, refname, &oid, referent, &type, &failure_errno);
-	if (ret || !(type & REF_ISSYMREF))
-		return -1;
-
-	return 0;
+	return ref_store->be->read_symbolic_ref(ref_store, refname, referent);
 }
 
 const char *refs_resolve_ref_unsafe(struct ref_store *refs,