/* Version of the bitmap index */
        unsigned int version;
-
-       unsigned loaded : 1;
 };
 
 static struct ewah_bitmap *lookup_stored_bitmap(struct stored_bitmap *st)
 
 static int load_pack_bitmap(struct bitmap_index *bitmap_git)
 {
-       assert(bitmap_git->map && !bitmap_git->loaded);
+       assert(bitmap_git->map);
 
        bitmap_git->bitmaps = kh_init_sha1();
        bitmap_git->ext_index.positions = kh_init_sha1_pos();
        if (load_bitmap_entries_v1(bitmap_git) < 0)
                goto failed;
 
-       bitmap_git->loaded = 1;
        return 0;
 
 failed:
        struct packed_git *p;
        int ret = -1;
 
-       assert(!bitmap_git->map && !bitmap_git->loaded);
+       assert(!bitmap_git->map);
 
        for (p = get_packed_git(the_repository); p; p = p->next) {
                if (open_pack_bitmap_1(bitmap_git, p) == 0)
         * from disk. this is the point of no return; after this the rev_list
         * becomes invalidated and we must perform the revwalk through bitmaps
         */
-       if (!bitmap_git->loaded && load_pack_bitmap(bitmap_git) < 0)
+       if (load_pack_bitmap(bitmap_git) < 0)
                goto cleanup;
 
        object_array_clear(&revs->pending);