1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 2d9c1dc5d3..56db394459 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -379,7 +379,6 @@ static int log_ref_write(struct ref_lock *lock,
 			lock->log_file, strerror(errno));
 	}
 
-	setup_ident();
 	committer = git_committer_info(1);
 	if (msg) {
 		maxlen = strlen(committer) + strlen(msg) + 2*40 + 5;