diff --git a/git.c b/git.c
index 0be14bb487..40b7e42ae9 100644
--- a/git.c
+++ b/git.c
@@ -331,8 +331,6 @@ static int cmd_log(int argc, const char **argv, char **envp)
 	init_revisions(&rev);
 	rev.always_show_header = 1;
 	rev.diffopt.recursive = 1;
-	rev.combine_merges = 1;
-	rev.ignore_merges = 0;
 	return cmd_log_wc(argc, argv, envp, &rev);
 }