diff --git a/repack-geometry.c b/repack-geometry.c
index 17e6652a91..0daf545a81 100644
--- a/repack-geometry.c
+++ b/repack-geometry.c
@@ -197,17 +197,18 @@ struct packed_git *pack_geometry_preferred_pack(struct pack_geometry *geometry)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-void pack_geometry_remove_redundant(struct pack_geometry *geometry,
-				    struct string_list *names,
-				    struct existing_packs *existing,
-				    const char *packdir)
+static void remove_redundant_packs(struct packed_git **pack,
+				   uint32_t pack_nr,
+				   struct string_list *names,
+				   struct existing_packs *existing,
+				   const char *packdir)
 {
 	const struct git_hash_algo *algop = existing->repo->hash_algo;
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	uint32_t i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < geometry->split; i++) {
-		struct packed_git *p = geometry->pack[i];
+	for (i = 0; i < pack_nr; i++) {
+		struct packed_git *p = pack[i];
 		if (string_list_has_string(names, hash_to_hex_algop(p->hash,
 								    algop)))
 			continue;
@@ -226,6 +227,15 @@ void pack_geometry_remove_redundant(struct pack_geometry *geometry,
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
 }
 
+void pack_geometry_remove_redundant(struct pack_geometry *geometry,
+				    struct string_list *names,
+				    struct existing_packs *existing,
+				    const char *packdir)
+{
+	remove_redundant_packs(geometry->pack, geometry->split,
+			       names, existing, packdir);
+}
+
 void pack_geometry_release(struct pack_geometry *geometry)
 {
 	if (!geometry)