diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 1a96450..9db66e9 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ int refs_delete_ref(struct ref_store *refs, const char *msg,
 	struct ref_transaction *transaction;
 	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	transaction = ref_store_transaction_begin(refs, 0, &err);
+	transaction = ref_store_transaction_begin(refs, &err);
 	if (!transaction ||
 	    ref_transaction_delete(transaction, refname, old_oid,
 				   flags, msg, &err) ||
@@ -999,7 +999,6 @@ int read_ref_at(struct ref_store *refs, const char *refname,
 }
 
 struct ref_transaction *ref_store_transaction_begin(struct ref_store *refs,
-						    unsigned int flags,
 						    struct strbuf *err)
 {
 	struct ref_transaction *tr;
@@ -1007,13 +1006,12 @@ struct ref_transaction *ref_store_transaction_begin(struct ref_store *refs,
 
 	CALLOC_ARRAY(tr, 1);
 	tr->ref_store = refs;
-	tr->flags = flags;
 	return tr;
 }
 
 struct ref_transaction *ref_transaction_begin(struct strbuf *err)
 {
-	return ref_store_transaction_begin(get_main_ref_store(the_repository), 0, err);
+	return ref_store_transaction_begin(get_main_ref_store(the_repository), err);
 }
 
 void ref_transaction_free(struct ref_transaction *transaction)
@@ -1152,7 +1150,7 @@ int refs_update_ref(struct ref_store *refs, const char *msg,
 	struct strbuf err = STRBUF_INIT;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	t = ref_store_transaction_begin(refs, 0, &err);
+	t = ref_store_transaction_begin(refs, &err);
 	if (!t ||
 	    ref_transaction_update(t, refname, new_oid, old_oid, flags, msg,
 				   &err) ||
@@ -2074,9 +2072,6 @@ static int run_transaction_hook(struct ref_transaction *transaction,
 	const char *hook;
 	int ret = 0, i;
 
-	if (transaction->flags & REF_TRANSACTION_SKIP_HOOK)
-		return 0;
-
 	hook = find_hook("reference-transaction");
 	if (!hook)
 		return ret;