diff --git a/urmoms.c b/urmoms.c
@@ -791,9 +791,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
p = xbasename(repodir);
snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s", p);
free(p);
- /* remove .git suffix, typically used by bare repos */
- if ((p = strstr(name, ".git")))
- *p = '\0';
/* read description or .git/description */
snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s%s%s",