3 files changed, 11 insertions, 34 deletions
diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
index 890a172fc4..28113220af 100755
--- a/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui.sh
@@ -643,22 +643,16 @@ proc _open_stdout_stderr {cmd} {
 }
 
 proc git_read {args} {
-	set opt [list]
-
-	while {1} {
-		switch -- [lindex $args 0] {
-		--nice {
-			_lappend_nice opt
-		}
+	set cmdp [_git_cmd [lindex $args 0]]
+	set args [lrange $args 1 end]
 
-		default {
-			break
-		}
+	return [_open_stdout_stderr [concat $cmdp $args]]
+}
 
-		}
+proc git_read_nice {args} {
+	set opt [list]
 
-		set args [lrange $args 1 end]
-	}
+	_lappend_nice opt
 
 	set cmdp [_git_cmd [lindex $args 0]]
 	set args [lrange $args 1 end]
@@ -667,28 +661,11 @@ proc git_read {args} {
 }
 
 proc git_write {args} {
-	set opt [list]
-
-	while {1} {
-		switch -- [lindex $args 0] {
-		--nice {
-			_lappend_nice opt
-		}
-
-		default {
-			break
-		}
-
-		}
-
-		set args [lrange $args 1 end]
-	}
-
 	set cmdp [_git_cmd [lindex $args 0]]
 	set args [lrange $args 1 end]
 
-	_trace_exec [concat $opt $cmdp $args]
-	return [open [concat [list | ] $opt $cmdp $args] w]
+	_trace_exec [concat $cmdp $args]
+	return [open [concat [list | ] $cmdp $args] w]
 }
 
 proc githook_read {hook_name args} {
diff --git a/lib/blame.tcl b/lib/blame.tcl
index e70a079fa7..ceb2330266 100644
--- a/lib/blame.tcl
+++ b/lib/blame.tcl
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ method _exec_blame {cur_w cur_d options cur_s} {
 	}
 
 	lappend options -- $path
-	set fd [eval git_read --nice blame $options]
+	set fd [eval git_read_nice blame $options]
 	fconfigure $fd -blocking 0 -translation lf -encoding utf-8
 	fileevent $fd readable [cb _read_blame $fd $cur_w $cur_d]
 	set current_fd $fd
diff --git a/lib/diff.tcl b/lib/diff.tcl
index cfa8a414d3..ce1bad6900 100644
--- a/lib/diff.tcl
+++ b/lib/diff.tcl
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ proc start_show_diff {cont_info {add_opts {}}} {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if {[catch {set fd [eval git_read --nice $cmd]} err]} {
+	if {[catch {set fd [eval git_read_nice $cmd]} err]} {
 		set diff_active 0
 		unlock_index
 		ui_status [mc "Unable to display %s" [escape_path $path]]