diff --git a/stagit-index.c b/stagit-index.c
index 11a6017..84785a9 100644
--- a/stagit-index.c
+++ b/stagit-index.c
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ writelog(FILE *fp)
 
 	git_revwalk_new(&w, repo);
 	git_revwalk_push_head(w);
-	git_revwalk_simplify_first_parent(w);
 
 	if (git_revwalk_next(&id, w) ||
 	    git_commit_lookup(&commit, repo, &id)) {
diff --git a/stagit.c b/stagit.c
index ef31cbc..ebdebd5 100644
--- a/stagit.c
+++ b/stagit.c
@@ -743,7 +743,6 @@ writelog(FILE *fp, const git_oid *oid)
 
 	git_revwalk_new(&w, repo);
 	git_revwalk_push(w, oid);
-	git_revwalk_simplify_first_parent(w);
 
 	while (!git_revwalk_next(&id, w)) {
 		relpath = "";
@@ -881,7 +880,6 @@ writeatom(FILE *fp, int all)
 	if (all) {
 		git_revwalk_new(&w, repo);
 		git_revwalk_push_head(w);
-		git_revwalk_simplify_first_parent(w);
 		for (i = 0; i < m && !git_revwalk_next(&id, w); i++) {
 			if (!(ci = commitinfo_getbyoid(&id)))
 				break;