static struct lock_file shallow_lock;
 static const char *alternate_shallow_file;
 
+/* Remember to update object flag allocation in object.h */
 #define COMPLETE       (1U << 0)
 #define COMMON         (1U << 1)
 #define COMMON_REF     (1U << 2)
        if (!si->shallow || !si->shallow->nr)
                return;
 
-       if (alternate_shallow_file) {
-               /*
-                * The temporary shallow file is only useful for
-                * index-pack and unpack-objects because it may
-                * contain more roots than we want. Delete it.
-                */
-               if (*alternate_shallow_file)
-                       unlink(alternate_shallow_file);
-               free((char *)alternate_shallow_file);
-       }
-
        if (args->cloning) {
                /*
                 * remote is shallow, but this is a clone, there are