diff --git a/src/GitTfs/GitTfs.cs b/src/GitTfs/GitTfs.cs
index 6f2f08a8..907401cc 100644
--- a/src/GitTfs/GitTfs.cs
+++ b/src/GitTfs/GitTfs.cs
@@ -111,15 +111,6 @@ namespace GitTfs
 
         public void InitializeGlobals()
         {
-            var git = _container.GetInstance<IGitHelpers>();
-            try
-            {
-                _globals.StartingRepositorySubDir = git.CommandOneline("rev-parse", "--show-prefix");
-            }
-            catch (Exception)
-            {
-                _globals.StartingRepositorySubDir = "";
-            }
             if (_globals.GitDir != null)
             {
                 _globals.GitDirSetByUser = true;
diff --git a/src/GitTfs/Globals.cs b/src/GitTfs/Globals.cs
index 78ac20f8..d0a87e8c 100644
--- a/src/GitTfs/Globals.cs
+++ b/src/GitTfs/Globals.cs
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ namespace GitTfs
 
         public bool GitDirSetByUser { get; set; }
 
-        public string StartingRepositorySubDir { get; set; }
-
         public IGitRepository Repository { get; set; }
 
         public int GcCountdown { get; set; }