diff --git a/pager.c b/pager.c
index f75e8aece0..8b5cbc56e4 100644
--- a/pager.c
+++ b/pager.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void setup_pager(void)
 {
 	const char *pager = git_pager(isatty(1));
 
-	if (!pager || pager_in_use())
+	if (!pager)
 		return;
 
 	/*