diff --git a/builtin-diff-tree.c b/builtin-diff-tree.c
index cc53b81ac4..58cf65856d 100644
--- a/builtin-diff-tree.c
+++ b/builtin-diff-tree.c
@@ -138,11 +138,15 @@ int cmd_diff_tree(int argc, const char **argv, char **envp)
 	if (opt->diffopt.detect_rename)
 		opt->diffopt.setup |= (DIFF_SETUP_USE_SIZE_CACHE |
 				       DIFF_SETUP_USE_CACHE);
-	while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), stdin))
-		if (line[0] == '\n')
+	while (fgets(line, sizeof(line), stdin)) {
+		unsigned char sha1[20];
+
+		if (get_sha1_hex(line, sha1)) {
+			fputs(line, stdout);
 			fflush(stdout);
+		}
 		else
 			diff_tree_stdin(line);
-
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/builtin-read-tree.c b/builtin-read-tree.c
index 6a2ceba9ce..d70411f2af 100644
--- a/builtin-read-tree.c
+++ b/builtin-read-tree.c
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 #include "object.h"
 #include "tree.h"
-#include "cache-tree.h"
 #include "tree-walk.h"
+#include "cache-tree.h"
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include "builtin.h"
@@ -31,7 +31,17 @@ static int merge_size = 0;
 
 static struct object_list *trees = NULL;
 
-static struct cache_entry df_conflict_entry = { 
+static struct cache_entry df_conflict_entry = {
+};
+
+struct tree_entry_list {
+	struct tree_entry_list *next;
+	unsigned directory : 1;
+	unsigned executable : 1;
+	unsigned symlink : 1;
+	unsigned int mode;
+	const char *name;
+	const unsigned char *sha1;
 };
 
 static struct tree_entry_list df_conflict_list = {
@@ -41,6 +51,39 @@ static struct tree_entry_list df_conflict_list = {
 
 typedef int (*merge_fn_t)(struct cache_entry **src);
 
+static struct tree_entry_list *create_tree_entry_list(struct tree *tree)
+{
+	struct tree_desc desc;
+	struct tree_entry_list *ret = NULL;
+	struct tree_entry_list **list_p = &ret;
+
+	desc.buf = tree->buffer;
+	desc.size = tree->size;
+
+	while (desc.size) {
+		unsigned mode;
+		const char *path;
+		const unsigned char *sha1;
+		struct tree_entry_list *entry;
+
+		sha1 = tree_entry_extract(&desc, &path, &mode);
+		update_tree_entry(&desc);
+
+		entry = xmalloc(sizeof(struct tree_entry_list));
+		entry->name = path;
+		entry->sha1 = sha1;
+		entry->mode = mode;
+		entry->directory = S_ISDIR(mode) != 0;
+		entry->executable = (mode & S_IXUSR) != 0;
+		entry->symlink = S_ISLNK(mode) != 0;
+		entry->next = NULL;
+
+		*list_p = entry;
+		list_p = &entry->next;
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int entcmp(const char *name1, int dir1, const char *name2, int dir2)
 {
 	int len1 = strlen(name1);
@@ -803,12 +846,12 @@ static int read_cache_unmerged(void)
 static void prime_cache_tree_rec(struct cache_tree *it, struct tree *tree)
 {
 	struct tree_desc desc;
-	int cnt = 0;
+	int cnt;
 
 	memcpy(it->sha1, tree->object.sha1, 20);
 	desc.buf = tree->buffer;
 	desc.size = tree->size;
-
+	cnt = 0;
 	while (desc.size) {
 		unsigned mode;
 		const char *name;
@@ -816,14 +859,11 @@ static void prime_cache_tree_rec(struct cache_tree *it, struct tree *tree)
 
 		sha1 = tree_entry_extract(&desc, &name, &mode);
 		update_tree_entry(&desc);
-
 		if (!S_ISDIR(mode))
 			cnt++;
 		else {
 			struct cache_tree_sub *sub;
-			struct tree *subtree;
-
-			subtree = lookup_tree(sha1);
+			struct tree *subtree = lookup_tree(sha1);
 			if (!subtree->object.parsed)
 				parse_tree(subtree);
 			sub = cache_tree_sub(it, name);
diff --git a/fetch.c b/fetch.c
index ae65b42056..b03c2012ef 100644
--- a/fetch.c
+++ b/fetch.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "commit.h"
 #include "tree.h"
+#include "tree-walk.h"
 #include "tag.h"
 #include "blob.h"
 #include "refs.h"
@@ -37,27 +38,32 @@ static int process(struct object *obj);
 
 static int process_tree(struct tree *tree)
 {
-	struct tree_entry_list *entry;
+	struct tree_desc desc;
 
 	if (parse_tree(tree))
 		return -1;
 
-	entry = create_tree_entry_list(tree);
-	while (entry) {
-		struct tree_entry_list *next = entry->next;
+	desc.buf = tree->buffer;
+	desc.size = tree->size;
+	while (desc.size) {
+		unsigned mode;
+		const char *name;
+		const unsigned char *sha1;
 
-		if (entry->directory) {
-			struct tree *tree = lookup_tree(entry->sha1);
+		sha1 = tree_entry_extract(&desc, &name, &mode);
+		update_tree_entry(&desc);
+
+		if (S_ISDIR(mode)) {
+			struct tree *tree = lookup_tree(sha1);
 			process_tree(tree);
 		} else {
-			struct blob *blob = lookup_blob(entry->sha1);
+			struct blob *blob = lookup_blob(sha1);
 			process(&blob->object);
 		}
-		free(entry);
-		entry = next;
 	}
 	free(tree->buffer);
 	tree->buffer = NULL;
+	tree->size = 0;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fsck-objects.c b/fsck-objects.c
index 42778e87d0..33ce366e99 100644
--- a/fsck-objects.c
+++ b/fsck-objects.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "refs.h"
 #include "pack.h"
 #include "cache-tree.h"
+#include "tree-walk.h"
 
 #define REACHABLE 0x0001
 #define SEEN      0x0002
@@ -116,15 +117,15 @@ static void check_connectivity(void)
 #define TREE_UNORDERED (-1)
 #define TREE_HAS_DUPS  (-2)
 
-static int verify_ordered(struct tree_entry_list *a, struct tree_entry_list *b)
+static int verify_ordered(unsigned mode1, const char *name1, unsigned mode2, const char *name2)
 {
-	int len1 = strlen(a->name);
-	int len2 = strlen(b->name);
+	int len1 = strlen(name1);
+	int len2 = strlen(name2);
 	int len = len1 < len2 ? len1 : len2;
 	unsigned char c1, c2;
 	int cmp;
 
-	cmp = memcmp(a->name, b->name, len);
+	cmp = memcmp(name1, name2, len);
 	if (cmp < 0)
 		return 0;
 	if (cmp > 0)
@@ -135,8 +136,8 @@ static int verify_ordered(struct tree_entry_list *a, struct tree_entry_list *b)
 	 * Now we need to order the next one, but turn
 	 * a '\0' into a '/' for a directory entry.
 	 */
-	c1 = a->name[len];
-	c2 = b->name[len];
+	c1 = name1[len];
+	c2 = name2[len];
 	if (!c1 && !c2)
 		/*
 		 * git-write-tree used to write out a nonsense tree that has
@@ -144,9 +145,9 @@ static int verify_ordered(struct tree_entry_list *a, struct tree_entry_list *b)
 		 * sure we do not have duplicate entries.
 		 */
 		return TREE_HAS_DUPS;
-	if (!c1 && a->directory)
+	if (!c1 && S_ISDIR(mode1))
 		c1 = '/';
-	if (!c2 && b->directory)
+	if (!c2 && S_ISDIR(mode2))
 		c2 = '/';
 	return c1 < c2 ? 0 : TREE_UNORDERED;
 }
@@ -159,17 +160,32 @@ static int fsck_tree(struct tree *item)
 	int has_bad_modes = 0;
 	int has_dup_entries = 0;
 	int not_properly_sorted = 0;
-	struct tree_entry_list *entry, *last;
+	struct tree_desc desc;
+	unsigned o_mode;
+	const char *o_name;
+	const unsigned char *o_sha1;
 
-	last = NULL;
-	for (entry = create_tree_entry_list(item); entry; entry = entry->next) {
-		if (strchr(entry->name, '/'))
+	desc.buf = item->buffer;
+	desc.size = item->size;
+
+	o_mode = 0;
+	o_name = NULL;
+	o_sha1 = NULL;
+	while (desc.size) {
+		unsigned mode;
+		const char *name;
+		const unsigned char *sha1;
+
+		sha1 = tree_entry_extract(&desc, &name, &mode);
+
+		if (strchr(name, '/'))
 			has_full_path = 1;
-		has_zero_pad |= entry->zeropad;
+		has_zero_pad |= *(char *)desc.buf == '0';
+		update_tree_entry(&desc);
 
-		switch (entry->mode) {
+		switch (mode) {
 		/*
-		 * Standard modes.. 
+		 * Standard modes..
 		 */
 		case S_IFREG | 0755:
 		case S_IFREG | 0644:
@@ -188,8 +204,8 @@ static int fsck_tree(struct tree *item)
 			has_bad_modes = 1;
 		}
 
-		if (last) {
-			switch (verify_ordered(last, entry)) {
+		if (o_name) {
+			switch (verify_ordered(o_mode, o_name, mode, name)) {
 			case TREE_UNORDERED:
 				not_properly_sorted = 1;
 				break;
@@ -199,13 +215,12 @@ static int fsck_tree(struct tree *item)
 			default:
 				break;
 			}
-			free(last);
 		}
 
-		last = entry;
+		o_mode = mode;
+		o_name = name;
+		o_sha1 = sha1;
 	}
-	if (last)
-		free(last);
 	free(item->buffer);
 	item->buffer = NULL;
 
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index c51ea833f9..8e93e40bb3 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ static void mark_blob_uninteresting(struct blob *blob)
 
 void mark_tree_uninteresting(struct tree *tree)
 {
+	struct tree_desc desc;
 	struct object *obj = &tree->object;
-	struct tree_entry_list *entry;
 
 	if (obj->flags & UNINTERESTING)
 		return;
@@ -63,16 +63,29 @@ void mark_tree_uninteresting(struct tree *tree)
 		return;
 	if (parse_tree(tree) < 0)
 		die("bad tree %s", sha1_to_hex(obj->sha1));
-	entry = create_tree_entry_list(tree);
-	while (entry) {
-		struct tree_entry_list *next = entry->next;
-		if (entry->directory)
-			mark_tree_uninteresting(lookup_tree(entry->sha1));
+
+	desc.buf = tree->buffer;
+	desc.size = tree->size;
+	while (desc.size) {
+		unsigned mode;
+		const char *name;
+		const unsigned char *sha1;
+
+		sha1 = tree_entry_extract(&desc, &name, &mode);
+		update_tree_entry(&desc);
+
+		if (S_ISDIR(mode))
+			mark_tree_uninteresting(lookup_tree(sha1));
 		else
-			mark_blob_uninteresting(lookup_blob(entry->sha1));
-		free(entry);
-		entry = next;
+			mark_blob_uninteresting(lookup_blob(sha1));
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * We don't care about the tree any more
+	 * after it has been marked uninteresting.
+	 */
+	free(tree->buffer);
+	tree->buffer = NULL;
 }
 
 void mark_parents_uninteresting(struct commit *commit)
diff --git a/t/t3600-rm.sh b/t/t3600-rm.sh
index acaa4d6bdc..201d1642da 100755
--- a/t/t3600-rm.sh
+++ b/t/t3600-rm.sh
@@ -8,30 +8,34 @@ test_description='Test of the various options to git-rm.'
 . ./test-lib.sh
 
 # Setup some files to be removed, some with funny characters
-touch -- foo bar baz 'space embedded' -q
-git-add -- foo bar baz 'space embedded' -q
-git-commit -m "add normal files"
-test_tabs=y
-if touch -- 'tab	embedded' 'newline
+test_expect_success \
+    'Initialize test directory' \
+    "touch -- foo bar baz 'space embedded' -q &&
+     git-add -- foo bar baz 'space embedded' -q &&
+     git-commit -m 'add normal files' &&
+     test_tabs=y &&
+     if touch -- 'tab	embedded' 'newline
 embedded'
-then
-git-add -- 'tab	embedded' 'newline
-embedded'
-git-commit -m "add files with tabs and newlines"
-else
-    say 'Your filesystem does not allow tabs in filenames.'
-    test_tabs=n
-fi
+     then
+     git-add -- 'tab	embedded' 'newline
+embedded' &&
+     git-commit -m 'add files with tabs and newlines'
+     else
+         say 'Your filesystem does not allow tabs in filenames.'
+         test_tabs=n
+     fi"
 
 # Later we will try removing an unremovable path to make sure
 # git-rm barfs, but if the test is run as root that cannot be
 # arranged.
-: >test-file
-chmod a-w .
-rm -f test-file
-test -f test-file && test_failed_remove=y
-chmod 775 .
-rm -f test-file
+test_expect_success \
+    'Determine rm behavior' \
+    ': >test-file
+     chmod a-w .
+     rm -f test-file
+     test -f test-file && test_failed_remove=y
+     chmod 775 .
+     rm -f test-file'
 
 test_expect_success \
     'Pre-check that foo exists and is in index before git-rm foo' \
diff --git a/tree.c b/tree.c
index db6e59f20e..fb18724259 100644
--- a/tree.c
+++ b/tree.c
@@ -201,49 +201,6 @@ int parse_tree_buffer(struct tree *item, void *buffer, unsigned long size)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct tree_entry_list *create_tree_entry_list(struct tree *tree)
-{
-	struct tree_desc desc;
-	struct tree_entry_list *ret = NULL;
-	struct tree_entry_list **list_p = &ret;
-
-	desc.buf = tree->buffer;
-	desc.size = tree->size;
-
-	while (desc.size) {
-		unsigned mode;
-		const char *path;
-		const unsigned char *sha1;
-		struct tree_entry_list *entry;
-
-		sha1 = tree_entry_extract(&desc, &path, &mode);
-
-		entry = xmalloc(sizeof(struct tree_entry_list));
-		entry->name = path;
-		entry->sha1 = sha1;
-		entry->mode = mode;
-		entry->directory = S_ISDIR(mode) != 0;
-		entry->executable = (mode & S_IXUSR) != 0;
-		entry->symlink = S_ISLNK(mode) != 0;
-		entry->zeropad = *(const char *)(desc.buf) == '0';
-		entry->next = NULL;
-
-		update_tree_entry(&desc);
-		*list_p = entry;
-		list_p = &entry->next;
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-
-void free_tree_entry_list(struct tree_entry_list *list)
-{
-	while (list) {
-		struct tree_entry_list *next = list->next;
-		free(list);
-		list = next;
-	}
-}
-
 int parse_tree(struct tree *item)
 {
 	 char type[20];
diff --git a/tree.h b/tree.h
index c7b524861b..dd25c539ef 100644
--- a/tree.h
+++ b/tree.h
@@ -5,26 +5,12 @@
 
 extern const char *tree_type;
 
-struct tree_entry_list {
-	struct tree_entry_list *next;
-	unsigned directory : 1;
-	unsigned executable : 1;
-	unsigned symlink : 1;
-	unsigned zeropad : 1;
-	unsigned int mode;
-	const char *name;
-	const unsigned char *sha1;
-};
-
 struct tree {
 	struct object object;
 	void *buffer;
 	unsigned long size;
 };
 
-struct tree_entry_list *create_tree_entry_list(struct tree *);
-void free_tree_entry_list(struct tree_entry_list *);
-
 struct tree *lookup_tree(const unsigned char *sha1);
 
 int parse_tree_buffer(struct tree *item, void *buffer, unsigned long size);