1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 7b08a37153..7922261580 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ int check_refname_format(const char *refname, int flags)
 {
 	int component_len, component_count = 0;
 
-	if (!strcmp(refname, "@"))
-		/* Refname is a single character '@'. */
-		return -1;
-
 	while (1) {
 		/* We are at the start of a path component. */
 		component_len = check_refname_component(refname, flags);