if (!show_only && ignore_missing)
                die(_("Option --ignore-missing can only be used together with --dry-run"));
 
-       if ((0 < addremove_explicit || take_worktree_changes) && !argc) {
-               static const char *whole[2] = { ":/", NULL };
-               argc = 1;
-               argv = whole;
-       }
-
        add_new_files = !take_worktree_changes && !refresh_only;
-       require_pathspec = !take_worktree_changes;
+       require_pathspec = !(take_worktree_changes || (0 < addremove_explicit));
 
        hold_locked_index(&lock_file, 1);