diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 03b97c6449..b0a740b25e 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ static enum commit_whence whence;
 static int sequencer_in_use;
 static int use_editor = 1, include_status = 1;
 static int show_ignored_in_status, have_option_m;
-static const char *only_include_assumed;
 static struct strbuf message = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 static enum wt_status_format status_format = STATUS_FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED;
@@ -843,9 +842,6 @@ static int prepare_to_commit(const char *index_file, const char *prefix,
 				  "with '%c' will be kept; you may remove them"
 				  " yourself if you want to.\n"
 				  "An empty message aborts the commit.\n"), comment_line_char);
-		if (only_include_assumed)
-			status_printf_ln(s, GIT_COLOR_NORMAL,
-					"%s", only_include_assumed);
 
 		/*
 		 * These should never fail because they come from our own
@@ -879,8 +875,7 @@ static int prepare_to_commit(const char *index_file, const char *prefix,
 				(int)(ci.name_end - ci.name_begin), ci.name_begin,
 				(int)(ci.mail_end - ci.mail_begin), ci.mail_begin);
 
-		if (ident_shown)
-			status_printf_ln(s, GIT_COLOR_NORMAL, "%s", "");
+		status_printf_ln(s, GIT_COLOR_NORMAL, "%s", ""); /* Add new line for clarity */
 
 		saved_color_setting = s->use_color;
 		s->use_color = 0;
@@ -1210,8 +1205,6 @@ static int parse_and_validate_options(int argc, const char *argv[],
 		die(_("Only one of --include/--only/--all/--interactive/--patch can be used."));
 	if (argc == 0 && (also || (only && !amend && !allow_empty)))
 		die(_("No paths with --include/--only does not make sense."));
-	if (argc > 0 && !also && !only)
-		only_include_assumed = _("Explicit paths specified without -i or -o; assuming --only paths...");
 	if (!cleanup_arg || !strcmp(cleanup_arg, "default"))
 		cleanup_mode = use_editor ? CLEANUP_ALL : CLEANUP_SPACE;
 	else if (!strcmp(cleanup_arg, "verbatim"))
diff --git a/t/t7500-commit.sh b/t/t7500-commit.sh
index 116885a260..5739d3ed23 100755
--- a/t/t7500-commit.sh
+++ b/t/t7500-commit.sh
@@ -329,4 +329,27 @@ test_expect_success 'invalid message options when using --fixup' '
 	test_must_fail git commit --fixup HEAD~1 -F log
 '
 
+cat >expected-template <<EOF
+
+# Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
+# with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
+#
+# Author:    A U Thor <author@example.com>
+#
+# On branch commit-template-check
+# Changes to be committed:
+#	new file:   commit-template-check
+#
+# Untracked files not listed
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'new line found before status message in commit template' '
+	git checkout -b commit-template-check &&
+	git reset --hard HEAD &&
+	touch commit-template-check &&
+	git add commit-template-check &&
+	GIT_EDITOR="cat >editor-input" git commit --untracked-files=no --allow-empty-message &&
+	test_i18ncmp expected-template editor-input
+'
+
 test_done