1 files changed, 2 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/git-update-agent b/git-update-agent
index 6f70c8b..b32305e 100644
--- a/git-update-agent
+++ b/git-update-agent
@@ -307,7 +307,6 @@ init_repo() {
 
   set -e
   git init &>/dev/null
-  git branch -M "$DEFAULT_BRANCH"
   git config "remote.${remote}.url" "$remote_url"
   git config "remote.${remote}.fetch" "+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/$remote/*"
   set_should_track true
@@ -318,24 +317,11 @@ init_repo() {
   fi
 
   set -e
+  git checkout "$DEFAULT_BRANCH"
+
   git remote set-head "$remote" --auto >/dev/null
   
-  upstream_branch="$(upstream_branch "$remote")"
-
-  if [[ -z "$upstream_branch" ]]; then
-    die_no_upstream_found "$remote"
-  fi
-
-  remote_ref="$remote/$upstream_branch"
-
-  git merge --ff --no-edit "$remote_ref"
-
-  git branch --set-upstream-to="$remote_ref" "$DEFAULT_BRANCH"
-
-  git reset --hard "$remote_ref" >/dev/null
-
   trap - EXIT
-
   set +e
 }