diff --git a/builtin-checkout.c b/builtin-checkout.c
index cc97724c87..9af5197b60 100644
--- a/builtin-checkout.c
+++ b/builtin-checkout.c
@@ -151,48 +151,6 @@ static void describe_detached_head(char *msg, struct commit *commit)
 	strbuf_release(&sb);
 }
 
-static int reset_to_new(struct tree *tree, int quiet)
-{
-	struct unpack_trees_options opts;
-	struct tree_desc tree_desc;
-
-	memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
-	opts.head_idx = -1;
-	opts.update = 1;
-	opts.reset = 1;
-	opts.merge = 1;
-	opts.fn = oneway_merge;
-	opts.verbose_update = !quiet;
-	opts.src_index = &the_index;
-	opts.dst_index = &the_index;
-	parse_tree(tree);
-	init_tree_desc(&tree_desc, tree->buffer, tree->size);
-	if (unpack_trees(1, &tree_desc, &opts))
-		return 128;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int reset_clean_to_new(struct tree *tree, int quiet)
-{
-	struct unpack_trees_options opts;
-	struct tree_desc tree_desc;
-
-	memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
-	opts.head_idx = -1;
-	opts.skip_unmerged = 1;
-	opts.reset = 1;
-	opts.merge = 1;
-	opts.fn = oneway_merge;
-	opts.verbose_update = !quiet;
-	opts.src_index = &the_index;
-	opts.dst_index = &the_index;
-	parse_tree(tree);
-	init_tree_desc(&tree_desc, tree->buffer, tree->size);
-	if (unpack_trees(1, &tree_desc, &opts))
-		return 128;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 struct checkout_opts {
 	int quiet;
 	int merge;
@@ -203,6 +161,28 @@ struct checkout_opts {
 	enum branch_track track;
 };
 
+static int reset_tree(struct tree *tree, struct checkout_opts *o, int worktree)
+{
+	struct unpack_trees_options opts;
+	struct tree_desc tree_desc;
+
+	memset(&opts, 0, sizeof(opts));
+	opts.head_idx = -1;
+	opts.update = worktree;
+	opts.skip_unmerged = !worktree;
+	opts.reset = 1;
+	opts.merge = 1;
+	opts.fn = oneway_merge;
+	opts.verbose_update = !o->quiet;
+	opts.src_index = &the_index;
+	opts.dst_index = &the_index;
+	parse_tree(tree);
+	init_tree_desc(&tree_desc, tree->buffer, tree->size);
+	if (unpack_trees(1, &tree_desc, &opts))
+		return 128;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 struct branch_info {
 	const char *name; /* The short name used */
 	const char *path; /* The full name of a real branch */
@@ -227,7 +207,7 @@ static int merge_working_tree(struct checkout_opts *opts,
 	read_cache();
 
 	if (opts->force) {
-		ret = reset_to_new(new->commit->tree, opts->quiet);
+		ret = reset_tree(new->commit->tree, opts, 1);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	} else {
@@ -291,12 +271,12 @@ static int merge_working_tree(struct checkout_opts *opts,
 			add_files_to_cache(NULL, NULL, 0);
 			work = write_tree_from_memory();
 
-			ret = reset_to_new(new->commit->tree, opts->quiet);
+			ret = reset_tree(new->commit->tree, opts, 1);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 			merge_trees(new->commit->tree, work, old->commit->tree,
 				    new->name, "local", &result);
-			ret = reset_clean_to_new(new->commit->tree, opts->quiet);
+			ret = reset_tree(new->commit->tree, opts, 0);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 		}