diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index 605ea8c..dbc160c 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -128,12 +128,7 @@ static char *sign_commit;
  * if editor is used, and only the whitespaces if the message
  * is specified explicitly.
  */
-static enum {
-	CLEANUP_SPACE,
-	CLEANUP_NONE,
-	CLEANUP_SCISSORS,
-	CLEANUP_ALL
-} cleanup_mode;
+static enum commit_msg_cleanup_mode cleanup_mode;
 static const char *cleanup_arg;
 
 static enum commit_whence whence;
@@ -673,7 +668,7 @@ static int prepare_to_commit(const char *index_file, const char *prefix,
 	struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
 	const char *hook_arg1 = NULL;
 	const char *hook_arg2 = NULL;
-	int clean_message_contents = (cleanup_mode != CLEANUP_NONE);
+	int clean_message_contents = (cleanup_mode != COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_NONE);
 	int old_display_comment_prefix;
 
 	/* This checks and barfs if author is badly specified */
@@ -812,7 +807,7 @@ static int prepare_to_commit(const char *index_file, const char *prefix,
 		struct ident_split ci, ai;
 
 		if (whence != FROM_COMMIT) {
-			if (cleanup_mode == CLEANUP_SCISSORS)
+			if (cleanup_mode == COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SCISSORS)
 				wt_status_add_cut_line(s->fp);
 			status_printf_ln(s, GIT_COLOR_NORMAL,
 			    whence == FROM_MERGE
@@ -832,14 +827,15 @@ static int prepare_to_commit(const char *index_file, const char *prefix,
 		}
 
 		fprintf(s->fp, "\n");
-		if (cleanup_mode == CLEANUP_ALL)
+		if (cleanup_mode == COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_ALL)
 			status_printf(s, GIT_COLOR_NORMAL,
 				_("Please enter the commit message for your changes."
 				  " Lines starting\nwith '%c' will be ignored, and an empty"
 				  " message aborts the commit.\n"), comment_line_char);
-		else if (cleanup_mode == CLEANUP_SCISSORS && whence == FROM_COMMIT)
+		else if (cleanup_mode == COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SCISSORS &&
+			 whence == FROM_COMMIT)
 			wt_status_add_cut_line(s->fp);
-		else /* CLEANUP_SPACE, that is. */
+		else /* COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SPACE, that is. */
 			status_printf(s, GIT_COLOR_NORMAL,
 				_("Please enter the commit message for your changes."
 				  " Lines starting\n"
@@ -984,65 +980,6 @@ static int prepare_to_commit(const char *index_file, const char *prefix,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static int rest_is_empty(struct strbuf *sb, int start)
-{
-	int i, eol;
-	const char *nl;
-
-	/* Check if the rest is just whitespace and Signed-off-by's. */
-	for (i = start; i < sb->len; i++) {
-		nl = memchr(sb->buf + i, '\n', sb->len - i);
-		if (nl)
-			eol = nl - sb->buf;
-		else
-			eol = sb->len;
-
-		if (strlen(sign_off_header) <= eol - i &&
-		    starts_with(sb->buf + i, sign_off_header)) {
-			i = eol;
-			continue;
-		}
-		while (i < eol)
-			if (!isspace(sb->buf[i++]))
-				return 0;
-	}
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
-/*
- * Find out if the message in the strbuf contains only whitespace and
- * Signed-off-by lines.
- */
-static int message_is_empty(struct strbuf *sb)
-{
-	if (cleanup_mode == CLEANUP_NONE && sb->len)
-		return 0;
-	return rest_is_empty(sb, 0);
-}
-
-/*
- * See if the user edited the message in the editor or left what
- * was in the template intact
- */
-static int template_untouched(struct strbuf *sb)
-{
-	struct strbuf tmpl = STRBUF_INIT;
-	const char *start;
-
-	if (cleanup_mode == CLEANUP_NONE && sb->len)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (!template_file || strbuf_read_file(&tmpl, template_file, 0) <= 0)
-		return 0;
-
-	strbuf_stripspace(&tmpl, cleanup_mode == CLEANUP_ALL);
-	if (!skip_prefix(sb->buf, tmpl.buf, &start))
-		start = sb->buf;
-	strbuf_release(&tmpl);
-	return rest_is_empty(sb, start - sb->buf);
-}
-
 static const char *find_author_by_nickname(const char *name)
 {
 	struct rev_info revs;
@@ -1214,15 +1151,17 @@ static int parse_and_validate_options(int argc, const char *argv[],
 	if (argc == 0 && (also || (only && !amend && !allow_empty)))
 		die(_("No paths with --include/--only does not make sense."));
 	if (!cleanup_arg || !strcmp(cleanup_arg, "default"))
-		cleanup_mode = use_editor ? CLEANUP_ALL : CLEANUP_SPACE;
+		cleanup_mode = use_editor ? COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_ALL :
+					    COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SPACE;
 	else if (!strcmp(cleanup_arg, "verbatim"))
-		cleanup_mode = CLEANUP_NONE;
+		cleanup_mode = COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_NONE;
 	else if (!strcmp(cleanup_arg, "whitespace"))
-		cleanup_mode = CLEANUP_SPACE;
+		cleanup_mode = COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SPACE;
 	else if (!strcmp(cleanup_arg, "strip"))
-		cleanup_mode = CLEANUP_ALL;
+		cleanup_mode = COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_ALL;
 	else if (!strcmp(cleanup_arg, "scissors"))
-		cleanup_mode = use_editor ? CLEANUP_SCISSORS : CLEANUP_SPACE;
+		cleanup_mode = use_editor ? COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SCISSORS :
+					    COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SPACE;
 	else
 		die(_("Invalid cleanup mode %s"), cleanup_arg);
 
@@ -1749,17 +1688,17 @@ int cmd_commit(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 
 	if (verbose || /* Truncate the message just before the diff, if any. */
-	    cleanup_mode == CLEANUP_SCISSORS)
+	    cleanup_mode == COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SCISSORS)
 		strbuf_setlen(&sb, wt_status_locate_end(sb.buf, sb.len));
-	if (cleanup_mode != CLEANUP_NONE)
-		strbuf_stripspace(&sb, cleanup_mode == CLEANUP_ALL);
+	if (cleanup_mode != COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_NONE)
+		strbuf_stripspace(&sb, cleanup_mode == COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_ALL);
 
-	if (message_is_empty(&sb) && !allow_empty_message) {
+	if (message_is_empty(&sb, cleanup_mode) && !allow_empty_message) {
 		rollback_index_files();
 		fprintf(stderr, _("Aborting commit due to empty commit message.\n"));
 		exit(1);
 	}
-	if (template_untouched(&sb) && !allow_empty_message) {
+	if (template_untouched(&sb, template_file, cleanup_mode) && !allow_empty_message) {
 		rollback_index_files();
 		fprintf(stderr, _("Aborting commit; you did not edit the message.\n"));
 		exit(1);