diff --git a/fetch-pack.c b/fetch-pack.c
index d34f322477..27f5d2a5ff 100644
--- a/fetch-pack.c
+++ b/fetch-pack.c
@@ -262,9 +262,6 @@ static void filter_refs(struct ref **refs, int nr_match, char **match)
 {
 	struct ref *prev, *current, *next;
 
-	if (!nr_match)
-		return;
-
 	for (prev = NULL, current = *refs; current; current = next) {
 		next = current->next;
 		if ((!memcmp(current->name, "refs/", 5) &&
diff --git a/sha1_file.c b/sha1_file.c
index 8bebbb255f..20f6419bde 100644
--- a/sha1_file.c
+++ b/sha1_file.c
@@ -349,16 +349,12 @@ struct packed_git *packed_git;
 static int check_packed_git_idx(const char *path, unsigned long *idx_size_,
 				void **idx_map_)
 {
-	SHA_CTX ctx;
-	unsigned char sha1[20];
 	void *idx_map;
 	unsigned int *index;
 	unsigned long idx_size;
 	int nr, i;
-	int fd;
+	int fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
 	struct stat st;
-
-	fd = open(path, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return -1;
 	if (fstat(fd, &st)) {
@@ -396,16 +392,6 @@ static int check_packed_git_idx(const char *path, unsigned long *idx_size_,
 	if (idx_size != 4*256 + nr * 24 + 20 + 20)
 		return error("wrong index file size");
 
-	/*
-	 * File checksum.
-	 */
-	SHA1_Init(&ctx);
-	SHA1_Update(&ctx, idx_map, idx_size-20);
-	SHA1_Final(sha1, &ctx);
-
-	if (memcmp(sha1, idx_map + idx_size - 20, 20))
-		return error("index checksum mismatch");
-
 	return 0;
 }