diff --git a/tree.c b/tree.c
index edcf6a284c..d703ab97c8 100644
--- a/tree.c
+++ b/tree.c
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#define USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
-
 #include "git-compat-util.h"
 #include "hex.h"
 #include "tree.h"
@@ -185,11 +183,6 @@ int parse_tree_buffer(struct tree *item, void *buffer, unsigned long size)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int parse_tree_gently(struct tree *item, int quiet_on_missing)
-{
-	return repo_parse_tree_gently(the_repository, item, quiet_on_missing);
-}
-
 int repo_parse_tree_gently(struct repository *r, struct tree *item,
 			   int quiet_on_missing)
 {
@@ -219,11 +212,6 @@ void free_tree_buffer(struct tree *tree)
 	tree->object.parsed = 0;
 }
 
-struct tree *parse_tree_indirect(const struct object_id *oid)
-{
-	return repo_parse_tree_indirect(the_repository, oid);
-}
-
 struct tree *repo_parse_tree_indirect(struct repository *r,
 				      const struct object_id *oid)
 {
diff --git a/tree.h b/tree.h
index 9037891d30..677382eed8 100644
--- a/tree.h
+++ b/tree.h
@@ -19,13 +19,10 @@ struct tree *lookup_tree(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid);
 
 int parse_tree_buffer(struct tree *item, void *buffer, unsigned long size);
 
-int parse_tree_gently(struct tree *tree, int quiet_on_missing);
+#define parse_tree_gently(t, q) repo_parse_tree_gently(the_repository, t, q)
 int repo_parse_tree_gently(struct repository *r, struct tree *item,
 			   int quiet_on_missing);
-static inline int parse_tree(struct tree *tree)
-{
-	return parse_tree_gently(tree, 0);
-}
+#define parse_tree(t) repo_parse_tree(the_repository, t)
 static inline int repo_parse_tree(struct repository *r, struct tree *item)
 {
 	return repo_parse_tree_gently(r, item, 0);
@@ -33,7 +30,7 @@ static inline int repo_parse_tree(struct repository *r, struct tree *item)
 void free_tree_buffer(struct tree *tree);
 
 /* Parses and returns the tree in the given ent, chasing tags and commits. */
-struct tree *parse_tree_indirect(const struct object_id *oid);
+#define parse_tree_indirect(o) repo_parse_tree_indirect(the_repository, o)
 struct tree *repo_parse_tree_indirect(struct repository *r,
 				      const struct object_id *oid);