static int empty_ref_iterator_peel(struct ref_iterator *ref_iterator,
                                   struct object_id *peeled)
 {
-       die("BUG: peel called for empty iterator");
+       BUG("peel called for empty iterator");
 }
 
 static int empty_ref_iterator_abort(struct ref_iterator *ref_iterator)
                (struct merge_ref_iterator *)ref_iterator;
 
        if (!iter->current) {
-               die("BUG: peel called before advance for merge iterator");
+               BUG("peel called before advance for merge iterator");
        }
        return ref_iterator_peel(*iter->current, peeled);
 }
                         * trimming, report it as a bug:
                         */
                        if (strlen(iter->iter0->refname) <= iter->trim)
-                               die("BUG: attempt to trim too many characters");
+                               BUG("attempt to trim too many characters");
                        iter->base.refname = iter->iter0->refname + iter->trim;
                } else {
                        iter->base.refname = iter->iter0->refname;