refs: cleanup comments regarding check_refname_component()

diff --git a/submodule.c b/submodule.c
index c0e6c81fc4656342fedeb4b5b68d9b938cb44b84..5a563ad100b107e1d41258da57395b92604b9504 100644 (file)
--- a/submodule.c
+++ b/submodule.c
@@ -891,7 +891,6 @@ int submodule_uses_gitfile(const char *path)
 
 int ok_to_remove_submodule(const char *path)
 {
-       struct stat st;
        ssize_t len;
        struct child_process cp = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
        const char *argv[] = {
@@ -904,7 +903,7 @@ int ok_to_remove_submodule(const char *path)
        struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
        int ok_to_remove = 1;
 
-       if ((lstat(path, &st) < 0) || is_empty_dir(path))
+       if (!file_exists(path) || is_empty_dir(path))
                return 1;
 
        if (!submodule_uses_gitfile(path))