diff --git a/builtin/push.c b/builtin/push.c
index aa22d6a8e5..a873f8da92 100644
--- a/builtin/push.c
+++ b/builtin/push.c
@@ -202,15 +202,10 @@ static const char *get_upstream_ref(struct branch *branch, const char *remote_na
 	return branch->merge[0]->src;
 }
 
-static int is_same_remote(struct remote *remote)
-{
-	return remote == remote_get(NULL);
-}
-
 static void setup_default_push_refspecs(struct remote *remote)
 {
 	struct branch *branch;
-	int same_remote = is_same_remote(remote);
+	int same_remote = remote == remote_get(NULL);
 	const char *dst;
 
 	switch (push_default) {