diff --git a/builtin/push.c b/builtin/push.c
index 2e708383c2..f77f424324 100644
--- a/builtin/push.c
+++ b/builtin/push.c
@@ -639,8 +639,10 @@ int cmd_push(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		: &push_options_config);
 	set_push_cert_flags(&flags, push_cert);
 
-	if (deleterefs && (tags || (flags & (TRANSPORT_PUSH_ALL | TRANSPORT_PUSH_MIRROR))))
-		die(_("options '%s' and '%s' cannot be used together"), "--delete", "--all/--branches/--mirror/--tags");
+	die_for_incompatible_opt4(deleterefs, "--delete",
+				  tags, "--tags",
+				  flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_ALL, "--all/--branches",
+				  flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_MIRROR, "--mirror");
 	if (deleterefs && argc < 2)
 		die(_("--delete doesn't make sense without any refs"));
 
@@ -677,19 +679,13 @@ int cmd_push(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		flags |= (TRANSPORT_PUSH_MIRROR|TRANSPORT_PUSH_FORCE);
 
 	if (flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_ALL) {
-		if (tags)
-			die(_("options '%s' and '%s' cannot be used together"), "--all", "--tags");
 		if (argc >= 2)
 			die(_("--all can't be combined with refspecs"));
 	}
 	if (flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_MIRROR) {
-		if (tags)
-			die(_("options '%s' and '%s' cannot be used together"), "--mirror", "--tags");
 		if (argc >= 2)
 			die(_("--mirror can't be combined with refspecs"));
 	}
-	if ((flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_ALL) && (flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_MIRROR))
-		die(_("options '%s' and '%s' cannot be used together"), "--all", "--mirror");
 
 	if (!is_empty_cas(&cas) && (flags & TRANSPORT_PUSH_FORCE_IF_INCLUDES))
 		cas.use_force_if_includes = 1;