diff --git a/Documentation/git-clone-dumb-http.txt b/Documentation/git-clone-dumb-http.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 1704649..0000000
--- a/Documentation/git-clone-dumb-http.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-git-clone-dumb-http(1)
-======================
-
-NAME
-----
-git-clone-dumb-http - Client to clone a repository via HTTP.
-
-SYNOPSIS
---------
-'git-clone-dumb-http' <remote-repo> <local-dir>
-
-DESCRIPTION
------------
-Client to clone, via HTTP, a repository that has been prepared with
-update-server-info.
-
-OPTIONS
--------
-<remote-repo>::
-	Remote repository to clone from.
-
-<local-dir>::
-	Directory to clone to.
-
-Author
-------
-Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
-
-Documentation
---------------
-Documentation by Junio C Hamano and the git-list <git@vger.kernel.org>.
-
-GIT
----
-Part of the link:git.html[git] suite
-
diff --git a/Documentation/git.txt b/Documentation/git.txt
index 2f8a647..0bcd990 100644
--- a/Documentation/git.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git.txt
@@ -329,9 +329,6 @@
 link:git-checkout-script.html[git-checkout-script]::
 	git-checkout-script.
 
-link:git-clone-dumb-http.html[git-clone-dumb-http]::
-	git-clone-dumb-http.
-
 link:git-daemon.html[git-daemon]::
 	git-daemon.
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a69452c..9aa0c9a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 	gitk git-cherry git-rebase-script git-relink-script git-repack-script \
 	git-format-patch-script git-sh-setup-script git-push-script \
 	git-branch-script git-parse-remote-script git-verify-tag-script \
-	git-ls-remote-script git-clone-dumb-http git-rename-script \
+	git-ls-remote-script git-rename-script \
 	git-request-pull-script git-bisect-script
 
 SCRIPTS += git-count-objects-script
diff --git a/git-clone-dumb-http b/git-clone-dumb-http
deleted file mode 100755
index 5052708..0000000
--- a/git-clone-dumb-http
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2005, Junio C Hamano
-#
-# Called by git-clone-script
-# Exits 2 when the remote site does not support dumb server protocol.
-
-# Usage: git-clone-dumb-http <remote-repo> <local-dir>
-
-R=${1?"remote repository"} D=${2?"local directory"}
-
-if [ -n "$GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY" ]; then
-    curl_extra_args="-k"
-fi
-http_fetch () {
-	# $1 = Remote, $2 = Local
-	curl -nsf $curl_extra_args "$1" >"$2"
-}
-
-cd "$D" && 
-clone_tmp=".git/clone-tmp" &&
-mkdir -p "$clone_tmp" || exit 1
-trap "rm -rf .git/clone-tmp" 0 1 2 3 15
-
-http_fetch "$R/info/refs" "$clone_tmp/refs" &&
-http_fetch "$R/objects/info/packs" "$clone_tmp/packs" || exit 2
-
-# We do not have to worry about rev-cache when cloning.
-# http_fetch "$R/info/rev-cache" "$clone_tmp/rev-cache" 
-
-# Clone packs
-while read type name
-do
-	case "$type" in
-	P) ;;
-	*) continue ;;
-	esac &&
-
-	idx=`expr "$name" : '\(.*\)\.pack'`.idx
-	http_fetch "$R/objects/pack/$name" ".git/objects/pack/$name" &&
-	http_fetch "$R/objects/pack/$idx" ".git/objects/pack/$idx" &&
-	git-verify-pack ".git/objects/pack/$idx" || exit 1
-
-done <"$clone_tmp/packs"
-
-# Then clone refs.
-while read sha1 refname
-do
-	name=`expr "$refname" : 'refs/\(.*\)'` &&
-	git-http-pull -v -a -w "$name" "$name" "$R/" || exit 1
-done <"$clone_tmp/refs"
diff --git a/git-clone-script b/git-clone-script
index f988b8c..0848a5d 100755
--- a/git-clone-script
+++ b/git-clone-script
@@ -14,6 +14,47 @@
 	(cd "$1" && (cd .git ; pwd)) 2> /dev/null
 }
 
+if [ -n "$GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY" ]; then
+    curl_extra_args="-k"
+fi
+
+http_fetch () {
+	# $1 = Remote, $2 = Local
+	curl -nsf $curl_extra_args "$1" >"$2"
+}
+
+clone_dumb_http () {
+	# $1 - remote, $2 - local
+	cd "$2" &&
+	clone_tmp='.git/clone-tmp' &&
+	mkdir -p "$clone_tmp" || exit 1
+	http_fetch "$1/info/refs" "$clone_tmp/refs" &&
+	http_fetch "$1/objects/info/packs" "$clone_tmp/packs" || {
+		echo >&2 "Cannot get remote repository information.
+Perhaps git-update-server-info needs to be run there?"
+		exit 1;
+	}
+	while read type name
+	do
+		case "$type" in
+		P) ;;
+		*) continue ;;
+		esac &&
+
+		idx=`expr "$name" : '\(.*\)\.pack'`.idx
+		http_fetch "$1/objects/pack/$name" ".git/objects/pack/$name" &&
+		http_fetch "$1/objects/pack/$idx" ".git/objects/pack/$idx" &&
+		git-verify-pack ".git/objects/pack/$idx" || exit 1
+	done <"$clone_tmp/packs"
+
+	while read sha1 refname
+	do
+		name=`expr "$refname" : 'refs/\(.*\)'` &&
+		git-http-pull -v -a -w "$name" "$name" "$1/" || exit 1
+	done <"$clone_tmp/refs"
+	rm -fr "$clone_tmp"
+}
+
 quiet=
 use_local=no
 local_shared=no
@@ -104,17 +145,7 @@
 		rsync $quiet -avz --ignore-existing "$repo/refs/" "$D/.git/refs/"
 		;;
 	http://*)
-		git-clone-dumb-http "$repo" "$D"
-		case "$?" in
-		2)
-			echo "Somebody should define smarter http server protocol" >&2
-			exit 1
-			;;
-		0)
-			;;
-		*)
-			exit
-		esac
+		clone_dumb_http "$repo" "$D"
 		;;
 	*)
 		cd "$D" && case "$upload_pack" in