1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/builtin-branch.c b/builtin-branch.c
index da480519d7..bd4748f845 100644
--- a/builtin-branch.c
+++ b/builtin-branch.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds)
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
 	char *name = NULL;
 	const char *fmt, *remote;
+	char section[PATH_MAX];
 	int i;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -152,9 +153,13 @@ static int delete_branches(int argc, const char **argv, int force, int kinds)
 			error("Error deleting %sbranch '%s'", remote,
 			       argv[i]);
 			ret = 1;
-		} else
+		} else {
 			printf("Deleted %sbranch %s.\n", remote, argv[i]);
-
+			snprintf(section, sizeof(section), "branch.%s",
+				 argv[i]);
+			if (git_config_rename_section(section, NULL) < 0)
+				warning("Update of config-file failed");
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (name)