From a930f74397a8841b7ec1bf36828a89f9a1f73718 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stefan Haller <stefan@haller-berlin.de>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:30:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Remove go-git repo from GitCommon

It is no longer used now.
---
 pkg/commands/git.go                    | 17 +----------------
 pkg/commands/git_commands/common.go    |  4 ----
 pkg/commands/git_commands/deps_test.go |  8 --------
 3 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 28 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pkg/commands/git.go b/pkg/commands/git.go
index ab0e8d354..bcb6440dc 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git.go
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@ package commands
 
 import (
 	"os"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/go-errors/errors"
 
-	gogit "github.com/jesseduffield/go-git/v5"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/git_commands"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/git_config"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/oscommands"
@@ -72,24 +70,12 @@ func NewGitCommand(
 		return nil, utils.WrapError(err)
 	}
 
-	repository, err := gogit.PlainOpenWithOptions(
-		repoPaths.WorktreeGitDirPath(),
-		&gogit.PlainOpenOptions{DetectDotGit: false, EnableDotGitCommonDir: true},
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), `unquoted '\' must be followed by new line`) {
-			return nil, errors.New(cmn.Tr.GitconfigParseErr)
-		}
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
 	return NewGitCommandAux(
 		cmn,
 		version,
 		osCommand,
 		gitConfig,
 		repoPaths,
-		repository,
 		pagerConfig,
 	), nil
 }
@@ -100,7 +86,6 @@ func NewGitCommandAux(
 	osCommand *oscommands.OSCommand,
 	gitConfig git_config.IGitConfig,
 	repoPaths *git_commands.RepoPaths,
-	repo *gogit.Repository,
 	pagerConfig *config.PagerConfig,
 ) *GitCommand {
 	cmd := NewGitCmdObjBuilder(cmn.Log, osCommand.Cmd)
@@ -112,7 +97,7 @@ func NewGitCommandAux(
 	// common ones are: cmn, osCommand, dotGitDir, configCommands
 	configCommands := git_commands.NewConfigCommands(cmn, gitConfig)
 
-	gitCommon := git_commands.NewGitCommon(cmn, version, cmd, osCommand, repoPaths, repo, configCommands, pagerConfig)
+	gitCommon := git_commands.NewGitCommon(cmn, version, cmd, osCommand, repoPaths, configCommands, pagerConfig)
 
 	fileLoader := git_commands.NewFileLoader(gitCommon, cmd, configCommands)
 	statusCommands := git_commands.NewStatusCommands(gitCommon)
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/common.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/common.go
index 28dd78e8b..ba3b64d7f 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/common.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/common.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package git_commands
 
 import (
-	gogit "github.com/jesseduffield/go-git/v5"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/oscommands"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
@@ -13,7 +12,6 @@ type GitCommon struct {
 	cmd         oscommands.ICmdObjBuilder
 	os          *oscommands.OSCommand
 	repoPaths   *RepoPaths
-	repo        *gogit.Repository
 	config      *ConfigCommands
 	pagerConfig *config.PagerConfig
 }
@@ -24,7 +22,6 @@ func NewGitCommon(
 	cmd oscommands.ICmdObjBuilder,
 	osCommand *oscommands.OSCommand,
 	repoPaths *RepoPaths,
-	repo *gogit.Repository,
 	config *ConfigCommands,
 	pagerConfig *config.PagerConfig,
 ) *GitCommon {
@@ -34,7 +31,6 @@ func NewGitCommon(
 		cmd:         cmd,
 		os:          osCommand,
 		repoPaths:   repoPaths,
-		repo:        repo,
 		config:      config,
 		pagerConfig: pagerConfig,
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/deps_test.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/deps_test.go
index 9af509004..87deefde7 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/deps_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/deps_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/go-errors/errors"
-	gogit "github.com/jesseduffield/go-git/v5"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/git_config"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/oscommands"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/common"
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ func buildGitCommon(deps commonDeps) *GitCommon {
 		gitConfig = git_config.NewFakeGitConfig(nil)
 	}
 
-	gitCommon.repo = buildRepo()
 	gitCommon.config = NewConfigCommands(gitCommon.Common, gitConfig)
 
 	getenv := deps.getenv
@@ -99,12 +97,6 @@ func buildGitCommon(deps commonDeps) *GitCommon {
 	return gitCommon
 }
 
-func buildRepo() *gogit.Repository {
-	// TODO: think of a way to actually mock this out
-	var repo *gogit.Repository
-	return repo
-}
-
 func buildFileLoader(gitCommon *GitCommon) *FileLoader {
 	return NewFileLoader(gitCommon, gitCommon.cmd, gitCommon.config)
 }