hold_locked_index(&index_lock, 1);
                refresh_cache_or_die(refresh_flags);
                if (active_cache_changed
-                   || !cache_tree_fully_valid(active_cache_tree)) {
+                   || !cache_tree_fully_valid(active_cache_tree))
                        update_main_cache_tree(WRITE_TREE_SILENT);
-                       active_cache_changed = 1;
-               }
                if (active_cache_changed) {
                        if (write_locked_index(&the_index, &index_lock,
                                               COMMIT_LOCK))
        s->hints = 0;
 
        if (clean_message_contents)
-               stripspace(&sb, 0);
+               strbuf_stripspace(&sb, 0);
 
        if (signoff)
                append_signoff(&sb, ignore_non_trailer(&sb), 0);
        if (!template_file || strbuf_read_file(&tmpl, template_file, 0) <= 0)
                return 0;
 
-       stripspace(&tmpl, cleanup_mode == CLEANUP_ALL);
+       strbuf_stripspace(&tmpl, cleanup_mode == CLEANUP_ALL);
        if (!skip_prefix(sb->buf, tmpl.buf, &start))
                start = sb->buf;
        strbuf_release(&tmpl);
                wt_status_truncate_message_at_cut_line(&sb);
 
        if (cleanup_mode != CLEANUP_NONE)
-               stripspace(&sb, cleanup_mode == CLEANUP_ALL);
+               strbuf_stripspace(&sb, cleanup_mode == CLEANUP_ALL);
        if (template_untouched(&sb) && !allow_empty_message) {
                rollback_index_files();
                fprintf(stderr, _("Aborting commit; you did not edit the message.\n"));