diff --git a/meta/classes/buildhistory.bbclass b/meta/classes/buildhistory.bbclass
index ce3abaa69d..d735dd5fb5 100644
--- a/meta/classes/buildhistory.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/buildhistory.bbclass
@@ -877,7 +877,6 @@ END
 			# Porcelain output looks like "?? packages/foo/bar"
 			# Ensure we commit metadata-revs with the first commit
 			buildhistory_single_commit "$CMDLINE" "$HOSTNAME" dummy
-			git gc --auto --quiet
 		else
 			buildhistory_single_commit "$CMDLINE" "$HOSTNAME"
 		fi