changed = ce_match_stat(ce, &st, 0);
                if (changed) {
                        mode = create_ce_mode(st.st_mode);
-                       if (!trust_executable_bit &&
-                           S_ISREG(mode) && S_ISREG(ce->ce_mode) &&
-                           ((mode ^ ce->ce_mode) == 0111))
+                       if (!trust_executable_bit && S_ISREG(st.st_mode))
                                mode = ce->ce_mode;
                        sha1 = no_sha1;
                }