diff --git a/builtin/commit.c b/builtin/commit.c
index f175374..0df15e4 100644
--- a/builtin/commit.c
+++ b/builtin/commit.c
@@ -1172,24 +1172,7 @@ static int parse_and_validate_options(int argc, const char *argv[],
 		die(_("Only one of --include/--only/--all/--interactive/--patch can be used."));
 	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 ? COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_ALL :
-					    COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SPACE;
-	else if (!strcmp(cleanup_arg, "verbatim"))
-		cleanup_mode = COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_NONE;
-	else if (!strcmp(cleanup_arg, "whitespace"))
-		cleanup_mode = COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SPACE;
-	else if (!strcmp(cleanup_arg, "strip"))
-		cleanup_mode = COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_ALL;
-	else if (!strcmp(cleanup_arg, "scissors"))
-		cleanup_mode = use_editor ? COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SCISSORS :
-					    COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SPACE;
-	/*
-	 * Please update _git_commit() in git-completion.bash when you
-	 * add new options.
-	 */
-	else
-		die(_("Invalid cleanup mode %s"), cleanup_arg);
+	cleanup_mode = get_cleanup_mode(cleanup_arg, use_editor);
 
 	handle_untracked_files_arg(s);
 
@@ -1626,11 +1609,7 @@ int cmd_commit(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		die(_("could not read commit message: %s"), strerror(saved_errno));
 	}
 
-	if (verbose || /* Truncate the message just before the diff, if any. */
-	    cleanup_mode == COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_SCISSORS)
-		strbuf_setlen(&sb, wt_status_locate_end(sb.buf, sb.len));
-	if (cleanup_mode != COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_NONE)
-		strbuf_stripspace(&sb, cleanup_mode == COMMIT_MSG_CLEANUP_ALL);
+	cleanup_message(&sb, cleanup_mode, verbose);
 
 	if (message_is_empty(&sb, cleanup_mode) && !allow_empty_message) {
 		rollback_index_files();