@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ static GIT_PATH_FUNC(git_path_bisect_names, "BISECT_NAMES")
 
 static const char * const git_bisect_helper_usage[] = {
 	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-reset [<commit>]"),
-	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-write <state> <revision> <TERM_GOOD> <TERM_BAD> [<nolog>]"),
 	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-check-and-set-terms <command> <TERM_GOOD> <TERM_BAD>"),
 	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-next-check [<term>] <TERM_GOOD> <TERM_BAD"),
 	N_("git bisect--helper --bisect-terms [--term-good | --term-old | --term-bad | --term-new]"),

@@ -971,7 +970,6 @@ int cmd_bisect__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
 	enum {
 		BISECT_RESET = 1,
-		BISECT_WRITE,
 		CHECK_AND_SET_TERMS,
 		BISECT_NEXT_CHECK,
 		BISECT_TERMS,

@@ -987,8 +985,6 @@ int cmd_bisect__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	struct option options[] = {
 		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "bisect-reset", &cmdmode,
 			 N_("reset the bisection state"), BISECT_RESET),
-		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "bisect-write", &cmdmode,
-			 N_("write out the bisection state in BISECT_LOG"), BISECT_WRITE),
 		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "check-and-set-terms", &cmdmode,
 			 N_("check and set terms in a bisection state"), CHECK_AND_SET_TERMS),
 		OPT_CMDMODE(0, "bisect-next-check", &cmdmode,

@@ -1024,20 +1020,11 @@ int cmd_bisect__helper(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		usage_with_options(git_bisect_helper_usage, options);
 
 	switch (cmdmode) {
-	int nolog;
 	case BISECT_RESET:
 		if (argc > 1)
 			die(_("--bisect-reset requires either zero or one arguments"));
 		res = bisect_reset(argc ? argv[0] : NULL);
 		break;
-	case BISECT_WRITE:
-		if (argc != 4 && argc != 5)
-			die(_("--bisect-write requires either 4 or 5 arguments"));
-		nolog = (argc == 5) && !strcmp(argv[4], "nolog");
-		strbuf_addstr(&terms.term_good, argv[2]);
-		strbuf_addstr(&terms.term_bad, argv[3]);
-		res = bisect_write(argv[0], argv[1], &terms, nolog);
-		break;
 	case CHECK_AND_SET_TERMS:
 		if (argc != 3)
 			die(_("--check-and-set-terms requires 3 arguments"));

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