diff --git a/scripts/gitadmin/rebuild_gitadmin.php b/scripts/gitadmin/rebuild_gitadmin.php
index 80274fef4e..57fa75dbdb 100755
--- a/scripts/gitadmin/rebuild_gitadmin.php
+++ b/scripts/gitadmin/rebuild_gitadmin.php
@@ -166,55 +166,52 @@ function rebuildConfiguration($gitosis_root) {
   return true;
 }
 
-function getGitCommand($repository, $need_workdir) {
+function getGitCommand($repository) {
   $git_dir = realpath("$repository/.git");
   $git = "git --git-dir='$git_dir'";
-  if ($need_workdir) {
-    $git .= ' --work-tree='.realpath($repository);
-  }
+  $git .= ' --work-tree='.realpath($repository);
   return $git;
 }
 
-function runGitCommand($repository, $need_workdir, $arguments,
+function runGitCommand($repository, $arguments,
                        &$output=null, &$return_var=null) {
-  $git = getGitCommand($repository, $need_workdir);
+  $git = getGitCommand($repository);
   $git .= " $arguments";
   exec($git, $output, $return_var);
   return $return_var == 0;
 }
 
-function runGitSshCommand($repository, $key, $need_workdir, $arguments,
+function runGitSshCommand($repository, $key, $arguments,
                        &$output=null, &$return_var=null) {
   $gitx_ssh = realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . "/gitx-ssh");
   $abs_key = realpath($key);
   $git = "SSH_KEYFILE=$abs_key GIT_SSH=$gitx_ssh ";
-  $git .= getGitCommand($repository, $need_workdir);
+  $git .= getGitCommand($repository);
   $git .= " $arguments";
   exec($git, $output, $return_var);
   return $return_var == 0;
 }
 
 function repositoryPull($repository, $key) {
-  return runGitSshCommand($repository, $key, false, 'pull');
+  return runGitSshCommand($repository, $key, 'pull');
 }
 
 function repositoryCommitAll($repository, $author, $message) {
   if (!runGitCommand(
-    $repository, true,
-    'ls-files --other --exclude-standard', $untracked_files)) {
+    $repository, 'ls-files --other --exclude-standard', $untracked_files)) {
     return false;
   }
   if (count($untracked_files)) {
     $flat_files = join(' ', $untracked_files);
-    if (!runGitCommand($repository, true, "add $flat_files")) {
+    if (!runGitCommand($repository, "add $flat_files")) {
       return false;
     }
   }
-  runGitCommand($repository, true, "update-index -q --refresh", $output);
-  runGitCommand($repository, true, "diff-index --name-only HEAD --", $output);
+  runGitCommand($repository, "update-index -q --refresh", $output);
+  runGitCommand($repository, "diff-index --name-only HEAD --", $output);
   if (count($output)) {
     return runGitCommand(
-      $repository, true, "commit --author='$author' -a -m '$message'", $output);
+      $repository, "commit --author='$author' -a -m '$message'", $output);
   }
   return true;
 }
@@ -243,5 +240,5 @@ if (!repositoryCommitAll(
   exit(1);
 }
 
-runGitSshCommand($gitosis_root, $key, true, 'push origin master');
+runGitSshCommand($gitosis_root, $key, 'push origin master');
 ?>