diff --git a/git-pull.sh b/git-pull.sh
index 9ed01fd219..9005171b74 100755
--- a/git-pull.sh
+++ b/git-pull.sh
@@ -190,15 +190,6 @@ esac
 
 error_on_no_merge_candidates () {
 	exec >&2
-	for opt
-	do
-		case "$opt" in
-		-t|--t|--ta|--tag|--tags)
-			echo "It doesn't make sense to pull all tags; you probably meant:"
-			echo "  git fetch --tags"
-			exit 1
-		esac
-	done
 
 	if test true = "$rebase"
 	then