diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 6ab4605..4f765a2 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@
 				eol = nl - sb.buf;
 			else
 				eol = sb.len;
-			if (!prefixcmp(sb.buf + previous, "\nConflicts:\n")) {
+			if (starts_with(sb.buf + previous, "\nConflicts:\n")) {
 				ignore_footer = sb.len - previous;
 				break;
 			}
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@
 			eol = sb->len;
 
 		if (strlen(sign_off_header) <= eol - i &&
-		    !prefixcmp(sb->buf + i, sign_off_header)) {
+		    starts_with(sb->buf + i, sign_off_header)) {
 			i = eol;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@
 {
 	struct wt_status *s = cb;
 
-	if (!prefixcmp(k, "column."))
+	if (starts_with(k, "column."))
 		return git_column_config(k, v, "status", &s->colopts);
 	if (!strcmp(k, "status.submodulesummary")) {
 		int is_bool;
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@
 		s->display_comment_prefix = git_config_bool(k, v);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if (!prefixcmp(k, "status.color.") || !prefixcmp(k, "color.status.")) {
+	if (starts_with(k, "status.color.") || starts_with(k, "color.status.")) {
 		int slot = parse_status_slot(k, 13);
 		if (slot < 0)
 			return 0;
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@
 
 	head = resolve_ref_unsafe("HEAD", junk_sha1, 0, NULL);
 	printf("[%s%s ",
-		!prefixcmp(head, "refs/heads/") ?
+		starts_with(head, "refs/heads/") ?
 			head + 11 :
 			!strcmp(head, "HEAD") ?
 				_("detached HEAD") :