diff --git a/t/t3100-ls-tree-restrict.sh b/t/t3100-ls-tree-restrict.sh
index 160946356d9267..436de44971eca5 100755
--- a/t/t3100-ls-tree-restrict.sh
+++ b/t/t3100-ls-tree-restrict.sh
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ test_expect_success \
      test_ln_s_add ../path1 path2/bazbo &&
      echo Lo >path2/foo &&
      echo Mi >path2/baz/b &&
-     env >.git/env &&
-     set >.git/set &&
-     find path? \( -type f -o -type l \) -print >.git/input &&
-     xargs git update-index --add <.git/input &&
      find path? \( -type f -o -type l \) -print |
      xargs git update-index --add &&
      tree=$(git write-tree) &&