diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
index e11271b757..0c547ea303 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/git.py
@@ -371,19 +371,7 @@ class Git(FetchMethod):
             # The directory may exist, but not be the top level of a bare git
             # repository in which case it needs to be deleted and re-cloned.
             try:
-                # Since clones can be bare, use --absolute-git-dir instead of --show-toplevel
-                output = runfetchcmd("LANG=C %s rev-parse --absolute-git-dir" % ud.basecmd, d, workdir=ud.clonedir)
-
-                toplevel = os.path.abspath(output.rstrip())
-                abs_clonedir = os.path.abspath(ud.clonedir).rstrip('/')
-                # The top level Git directory must either be the clone directory
-                # or a child of the clone directory. Any ancestor directory of
-                # the clone directory is not valid as the Git directory (and
-                # probably belongs to some other unrelated repository), so a
-                # clone is required
-                if os.path.commonprefix([abs_clonedir, toplevel]) != abs_clonedir:
-                    logger.warning("Top level directory '%s' doesn't match expected '%s'. Re-cloning", toplevel, ud.clonedir)
-                    needs_clone = True
+                runfetchcmd("LANG=C %s rev-parse --absolute-git-dir" % ud.basecmd, d, workdir=ud.clonedir)
             except bb.fetch2.FetchError as e:
                 logger.warning("Unable to get top level for %s (not a git directory?): %s", ud.clonedir, e)
                 needs_clone = True