diff --git a/Command/PreCommit.hs b/Command/PreCommit.hs
index d7f2487137..6d8f7b9b3f 100644
--- a/Command/PreCommit.hs
+++ b/Command/PreCommit.hs
@@ -33,15 +33,5 @@ perform :: BackendFile -> CommandPerform
 perform pair@(file, _) = do
 	ok <- doCommand $ Command.Add.start pair
 	if ok
-		then next $ cleanup file
+		then next $ return True
 		else error $ "failed to add " ++ file ++ "; canceling commit"
-
-cleanup :: FilePath -> CommandCleanup
-cleanup file = do
-	-- git commit will have staged the file's content;
-	-- drop that and run command queued by Add.state to
-	-- stage the symlink
-	g <- Annex.gitRepo
-	liftIO $ Git.run g "reset" [Params "-q --", File file]
-	AnnexQueue.flush True
-	return True
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 393a6161bd..ceb218de55 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ git-annex (0.20110523) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     `git reset`, and only running `git checkout` once, even when many files
     are being locked.
   * Fix locking of files with staged changes.
+  * Somewhat sped up `git commit` of modifications to unlocked files.
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Sat, 28 May 2011 22:29:37 -0400