# \[PATCH 1/5\] refs.\[ch\]: remove unused ref\_storage\_backend\_exists()

- From: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-09-28 13:02:33 
- List: git
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/09/7903849
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/git/2021/09/7903848/t.md

```text
This function was added in 3dce444f178 (refs: add a backend method
structure, 2016-09-04), but has never been used by anything. The only
caller that might care uses find_ref_storage_backend() directly.

Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <redacted>
---
 refs.c | 5 -----
 refs.h | 2 --
 2 files changed, 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 8b9f7c3a80a..32349a5585f 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ static struct ref_storage_be *find_ref_storage_backend(const char *name)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-int ref_storage_backend_exists(const char *name)
-{
-	return find_ref_storage_backend(name) != NULL;
-}
-
 /*
  * How to handle various characters in refnames:
  * 0: An acceptable character for refs
diff --git a/refs.h b/refs.h
index 48970dfc7e0..573b69863d3 100644
--- a/refs.h
+++ b/refs.h
@@ -836,8 +836,6 @@ int reflog_expire(const char *refname, const struct object_id *oid,
 		  reflog_expiry_cleanup_fn cleanup_fn,
 		  void *policy_cb_data);
 
-int ref_storage_backend_exists(const char *name);
-
 struct ref_store *get_main_ref_store(struct repository *r);
 
 /**
-- 
2.33.0.1340.ge9f77250f2b

```