sub use_wt_file
 {
-       my ($repo, $workdir, $file, $sha1, $symlinks) = @_;
+       my ($repo, $workdir, $file, $sha1) = @_;
        my $null_sha1 = '0' x 40;
 
-       if ($sha1 ne $null_sha1 and not $symlinks) {
-               return 0;
-       }
-
        if (! -e "$workdir/$file") {
                # If the file doesn't exist in the working tree, we cannot
                # use it.
 
                if ($rmode ne $null_mode) {
                        my ($use, $wt_sha1) = use_wt_file($repo, $workdir,
-                                                         $dst_path, $rsha1,
-                                                         $symlinks);
+                                                         $dst_path, $rsha1);
                        if ($use) {
                                push @working_tree, $dst_path;
                                $wtindex .= "$rmode $wt_sha1\t$dst_path\0";