This reverts ee34518d62 commit.
ee34518d62
@ -347,11 +347,6 @@ int check_ref_format(const char *ref)
if (!ch) {
if (level < 2)
return -1; /* at least of form "heads/blah" */
/* do not allow ref name to end in "HEAD" */
if (cp - ref > 4 && !strcmp(cp - 4, "HEAD"))
return -1;
return 0;
}