diff --git a/http-backend.c b/http-backend.c
index 0122146df6..1a171c5c5a 100644
--- a/http-backend.c
+++ b/http-backend.c
@@ -565,9 +565,13 @@ static void get_info_refs(struct strbuf *hdr, char *arg UNUSED)
 		run_service(argv, 0);
 
 	} else {
+		struct refs_for_each_ref_options opts = {
+			.namespace = get_git_namespace(),
+		};
+
 		select_getanyfile(hdr);
-		refs_for_each_namespaced_ref(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
-					     NULL, show_text_ref, &buf);
+		refs_for_each_ref_ext(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
+				      show_text_ref, &buf, &opts);
 		send_strbuf(hdr, "text/plain", &buf);
 	}
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index ca7fc7289b..35a4925ac4 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -1951,17 +1951,6 @@ int refs_for_each_replace_ref(struct ref_store *refs, refs_for_each_cb cb, void
 	return refs_for_each_ref_ext(refs, cb, cb_data, &opts);
 }
 
-int refs_for_each_namespaced_ref(struct ref_store *refs,
-				 const char **exclude_patterns,
-				 refs_for_each_cb cb, void *cb_data)
-{
-	struct refs_for_each_ref_options opts = {
-		.exclude_patterns = exclude_patterns,
-		.namespace = get_git_namespace(),
-	};
-	return refs_for_each_ref_ext(refs, cb, cb_data, &opts);
-}
-
 static int qsort_strcmp(const void *va, const void *vb)
 {
 	const char *a = *(const char **)va;
diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
index b63775fa35..1b468c4ffb 100644
--- a/refs.h
+++ b/refs.h
@@ -527,14 +527,6 @@ int refs_for_each_ref_in_prefixes(struct ref_store *refs,
 				  const struct refs_for_each_ref_options *opts,
 				  refs_for_each_cb cb, void *cb_data);
 
-/*
- * references matching any pattern in "exclude_patterns" are omitted from the
- * result set on a best-effort basis.
- */
-int refs_for_each_namespaced_ref(struct ref_store *refs,
-				 const char **exclude_patterns,
-				 refs_for_each_cb fn, void *cb_data);
-
 /*
  * Normalizes partial refs to their fully qualified form.
  * Will prepend <prefix> to the <pattern> if it doesn't start with 'refs/'.
diff --git a/upload-pack.c b/upload-pack.c
index 7fe397b0d0..d21f0577f9 100644
--- a/upload-pack.c
+++ b/upload-pack.c
@@ -610,7 +610,10 @@ static int allow_hidden_refs(enum allow_uor allow_uor)
 static void for_each_namespaced_ref_1(refs_for_each_cb fn,
 				      struct upload_pack_data *data)
 {
-	const char **excludes = NULL;
+	struct refs_for_each_ref_options opts = {
+		.namespace = get_git_namespace(),
+	};
+
 	/*
 	 * If `data->allow_uor` allows fetching hidden refs, we need to
 	 * mark all references (including hidden ones), to check in
@@ -621,10 +624,10 @@ static void for_each_namespaced_ref_1(refs_for_each_cb fn,
 	 * hidden references.
 	 */
 	if (allow_hidden_refs(data->allow_uor))
-		excludes = hidden_refs_to_excludes(&data->hidden_refs);
+		opts.exclude_patterns = hidden_refs_to_excludes(&data->hidden_refs);
 
-	refs_for_each_namespaced_ref(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
-				     excludes, fn, data);
+	refs_for_each_ref_ext(get_main_ref_store(the_repository),
+			      fn, data, &opts);
 }