diff --git a/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt
index d7b68af..459c085 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-receive-pack.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git-receive-pack' [--quiet] <directory>
+'git-receive-pack' <directory>
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@
 
 OPTIONS
 -------
---quiet::
-	Print only error messages.
-
 <directory>::
 	The repository to sync into.
 
diff --git a/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt b/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt
index bed9e1f..bd3eaa6 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-send-pack.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [verse]
-'git send-pack' [--all] [--dry-run] [--force] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>] [--quiet] [--verbose] [--thin] [<host>:]<directory> [<ref>...]
+'git send-pack' [--all] [--dry-run] [--force] [--receive-pack=<git-receive-pack>] [--verbose] [--thin] [<host>:]<directory> [<ref>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@
 	the remote repository can lose commits; use it with
 	care.
 
---quiet::
-	Print only error messages.
-
 --verbose::
 	Run verbosely.
 
diff --git a/builtin/receive-pack.c b/builtin/receive-pack.c
index 0d51bfb..e1a687a 100644
--- a/builtin/receive-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/receive-pack.c
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@
 
 static const char *pack_lockfile;
 
-static const char *unpack(int quiet)
+static const char *unpack(void)
 {
 	struct pack_header hdr;
 	const char *hdr_err;
@@ -651,10 +651,8 @@
 
 	if (ntohl(hdr.hdr_entries) < unpack_limit) {
 		int code, i = 0;
-		const char *unpacker[5];
+		const char *unpacker[4];
 		unpacker[i++] = "unpack-objects";
-		if (quiet)
-			unpacker[i++] = "-q";
 		if (receive_fsck_objects)
 			unpacker[i++] = "--strict";
 		unpacker[i++] = hdr_arg;
@@ -755,7 +753,6 @@
 
 int cmd_receive_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 {
-	int quiet = 0;
 	int advertise_refs = 0;
 	int stateless_rpc = 0;
 	int i;
@@ -769,11 +766,6 @@
 		const char *arg = *argv++;
 
 		if (*arg == '-') {
-			if (!strcmp(arg, "--quiet")) {
-				quiet = 1;
-				continue;
-			}
-
 			if (!strcmp(arg, "--advertise-refs")) {
 				advertise_refs = 1;
 				continue;
@@ -822,7 +814,7 @@
 		const char *unpack_status = NULL;
 
 		if (!delete_only(commands))
-			unpack_status = unpack(quiet);
+			unpack_status = unpack();
 		execute_commands(commands, unpack_status);
 		if (pack_lockfile)
 			unlink_or_warn(pack_lockfile);
diff --git a/builtin/send-pack.c b/builtin/send-pack.c
index 40a1675..c1f6ddd 100644
--- a/builtin/send-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/send-pack.c
@@ -439,10 +439,6 @@
 				args.force_update = 1;
 				continue;
 			}
-			if (!strcmp(arg, "--quiet")) {
-				args.quiet = 1;
-				continue;
-			}
 			if (!strcmp(arg, "--verbose")) {
 				args.verbose = 1;
 				continue;
@@ -492,13 +488,8 @@
 		fd[0] = 0;
 		fd[1] = 1;
 	} else {
-		struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
-		strbuf_addstr(&sb, receivepack);
-		if (args.quiet)
-			strbuf_addstr(&sb, " --quiet");
-		conn = git_connect(fd, dest, sb.buf,
+		conn = git_connect(fd, dest, receivepack,
 			args.verbose ? CONNECT_VERBOSE : 0);
-		strbuf_release(&sb);
 	}
 
 	memset(&extra_have, 0, sizeof(extra_have));
diff --git a/remote-curl.c b/remote-curl.c
index 6d3aff6..69831e9 100644
--- a/remote-curl.c
+++ b/remote-curl.c
@@ -762,9 +762,7 @@
 		argv[argc++] = "--thin";
 	if (options.dry_run)
 		argv[argc++] = "--dry-run";
-	if (options.verbosity < 0)
-		argv[argc++] = "--quiet";
-	else if (options.verbosity > 1)
+	if (options.verbosity > 1)
 		argv[argc++] = "--verbose";
 	argv[argc++] = url;
 	for (i = 0; i < nr_spec; i++)
diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index 98c5778..c9c8056 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -482,18 +482,14 @@
 static int connect_setup(struct transport *transport, int for_push, int verbose)
 {
 	struct git_transport_data *data = transport->data;
-	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 
 	if (data->conn)
 		return 0;
 
-	strbuf_addstr(&sb, for_push ? data->options.receivepack :
-				 data->options.uploadpack);
-	if (for_push && transport->verbose < 0)
-		strbuf_addstr(&sb, " --quiet");
-	data->conn = git_connect(data->fd, transport->url, sb.buf,
+	data->conn = git_connect(data->fd, transport->url,
+				 for_push ? data->options.receivepack :
+				 data->options.uploadpack,
 				 verbose ? CONNECT_VERBOSE : 0);
-	strbuf_release(&sb);
 
 	return 0;
 }