thodg/libgit2

diff --git a/include/git2/merge.h b/include/git2/merge.h
index 7065cbc..a4432ee 100644
--- a/include/git2/merge.h
+++ b/include/git2/merge.h
@@ -472,27 +472,11 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_merge_commits(
 	const git_merge_options *opts);
 
 /**
- * Merges the given commit(s) into HEAD and either returns immediately
- * if there was no merge to perform (the specified commits have already
- * been merged or would produce a fast-forward) or performs the merge
- * and writes the results into the working directory.
+ * Merges the given commit(s) into HEAD, writing the results into the working
+ * directory.  Any changes are staged for commit and any conflicts are written
+ * to the index.  Callers should inspect the repository's index after this
+ * completes, resolve any conflicts and prepare a commit.
  *
- * Callers should inspect the `git_merge_result`:
- *
- * If `git_merge_result_is_uptodate` is true, there is no work to perform.
- *
- * If `git_merge_result_is_fastforward` is true, the caller should update
- * any necessary references to the commit ID returned by
- * `git_merge_result_fastforward_id` and check that out in order to complete
- * the fast-forward.
- * 
- * Otherwise, callers should inspect the resulting index, resolve any
- * conflicts and prepare a commit.
- *
- * The resultant `git_merge_result` should be free with
- * `git_merge_result_free`.
- *
- * @param out the results of the merge
  * @param repo the repository to merge
  * @param merge_heads the heads to merge into
  * @param merge_heads_len the number of heads to merge
@@ -501,52 +485,12 @@ GIT_EXTERN(int) git_merge_commits(
  * @return 0 on success or error code
  */
 GIT_EXTERN(int) git_merge(
-	git_merge_result **out,
 	git_repository *repo,
 	const git_merge_head **their_heads,
 	size_t their_heads_len,
 	const git_merge_options *merge_opts,
 	const git_checkout_options *checkout_opts);
 
-/**
- * Returns true if a merge is "up-to-date", meaning that the commit(s) 
- * that were provided to `git_merge` are already included in `HEAD`
- * and there is no work to do.
- *
- * @return true if the merge is up-to-date, false otherwise
- */
-GIT_EXTERN(int) git_merge_result_is_uptodate(git_merge_result *merge_result);
-
-/**
- * Returns true if a merge is eligible to be "fast-forwarded", meaning that
- * the commit that was provided to `git_merge` need not be merged, it can
- * simply be checked out, because the current `HEAD` is the merge base of
- * itself and the given commit.  To perform the fast-forward, the caller
- * should check out the results of `git_merge_result_fastforward_id`.
- * 
- * This will never be true if `GIT_MERGE_NO_FASTFORWARD` is supplied as
- * a merge option.
- *
- * @return true if the merge is fast-forwardable, false otherwise
- */
-GIT_EXTERN(int) git_merge_result_is_fastforward(git_merge_result *merge_result);
-
-/**
- * Gets the fast-forward OID if the merge was a fastforward.
- *
- * @param out pointer to populate with the OID of the fast-forward
- * @param merge_result the results of the merge
- * @return 0 on success or error code
- */
-GIT_EXTERN(int) git_merge_result_fastforward_id(git_oid *out, git_merge_result *merge_result);
-
-/**
- * Frees a `git_merge_result`.
- *
- * @param result merge result to free
- */
-GIT_EXTERN(void) git_merge_result_free(git_merge_result *merge_result);
-
 /** @} */
 GIT_END_DECL
 #endif
diff --git a/src/merge.c b/src/merge.c
index 589cf43..66b8be6 100644
--- a/src/merge.c
+++ b/src/merge.c
@@ -2548,14 +2548,12 @@ done:
 }
 
 int git_merge(
-	git_merge_result **out,
 	git_repository *repo,
 	const git_merge_head **their_heads,
 	size_t their_heads_len,
 	const git_merge_options *merge_opts,
 	const git_checkout_options *given_checkout_opts)
 {
-	git_merge_result *result;
 	git_reference *our_ref = NULL;
 	git_checkout_options checkout_opts;
 	git_merge_head *ancestor_head = NULL, *our_head = NULL;
@@ -2564,18 +2562,13 @@ int git_merge(
 	size_t i;
 	int error = 0;
 
-	assert(out && repo && their_heads);
-
-	*out = NULL;
+	assert(repo && their_heads);
 
 	if (their_heads_len != 1) {
 		giterr_set(GITERR_MERGE, "Can only merge a single branch");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	result = git__calloc(1, sizeof(git_merge_result));
-	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(result);
-
 	their_trees = git__calloc(their_heads_len, sizeof(git_tree *));
 	GITERR_CHECK_ALLOC(their_trees);
 
@@ -2610,16 +2603,12 @@ int git_merge(
 		(error = git_checkout_index(repo, index_repo, &checkout_opts)) < 0)
 		goto on_error;
 
-	result->index = index_new;
-
-	*out = result;
 	goto done;
 
 on_error:
 	merge_state_cleanup(repo);
 
 	git_index_free(index_new);
-	git__free(result);
 
 done:
 	git_index_free(index_repo);
@@ -2640,41 +2629,6 @@ done:
 	return error;
 }
 
-/* Merge result data */
-
-int git_merge_result_is_uptodate(git_merge_result *merge_result)
-{
-	assert(merge_result);
-
-	return merge_result->is_uptodate;
-}
-
-int git_merge_result_is_fastforward(git_merge_result *merge_result)
-{
-	assert(merge_result);
-
-	return merge_result->is_fastforward;
-}
-
-int git_merge_result_fastforward_id(git_oid *out, git_merge_result *merge_result)
-{
-	assert(out && merge_result);
-
-	git_oid_cpy(out, &merge_result->fastforward_oid);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void git_merge_result_free(git_merge_result *merge_result)
-{
-	if (merge_result == NULL)
-		return;
-
-	git_index_free(merge_result->index);
-	merge_result->index = NULL;
-
-	git__free(merge_result);
-}
-
 /* Merge heads are the input to merge */
 
 static int merge_head_init(
diff --git a/src/merge.h b/src/merge.h
index 44c808d..2362da0 100644
--- a/src/merge.h
+++ b/src/merge.h
@@ -120,16 +120,6 @@ struct git_merge_head {
 	git_commit *commit;
 };
 
-/** Internal structure for merge results */
-struct git_merge_result {
-	bool is_uptodate;
-
-	bool is_fastforward;
-	git_oid fastforward_oid;
-
-	git_index *index;
-};
-
 int git_merge__bases_many(
 	git_commit_list **out,
 	git_revwalk *walk,
diff --git a/tests/merge/merge_helpers.c b/tests/merge/merge_helpers.c
index 53a0e7b..154985f 100644
--- a/tests/merge/merge_helpers.c
+++ b/tests/merge/merge_helpers.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int merge_commits_from_branches(
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int merge_branches(git_merge_result **result, git_repository *repo,
+int merge_branches(git_repository *repo,
 	const char *ours_branch, const char *theirs_branch,
 	git_merge_options *merge_opts, git_checkout_options *checkout_opts)
 {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ int merge_branches(git_merge_result **result, git_repository *repo,
 	cl_git_pass(git_reference_lookup(&theirs_ref, repo, theirs_branch));
 	cl_git_pass(git_merge_head_from_ref(&theirs_head, repo, theirs_ref));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_merge(result, repo, (const git_merge_head **)&theirs_head, 1, merge_opts, checkout_opts));
+	cl_git_pass(git_merge(repo, (const git_merge_head **)&theirs_head, 1, merge_opts, checkout_opts));
 
 	git_reference_free(head_ref);
 	git_reference_free(theirs_ref);
diff --git a/tests/merge/merge_helpers.h b/tests/merge/merge_helpers.h
index 71f8446..fddf8fa 100644
--- a/tests/merge/merge_helpers.h
+++ b/tests/merge/merge_helpers.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ int merge_commits_from_branches(
 	const char *ours_name, const char *theirs_name,
 	git_merge_options *opts);
 
-int merge_branches(git_merge_result **result, git_repository *repo,
+int merge_branches(git_repository *repo,
 	const char *ours_branch, const char *theirs_branch,
 	git_merge_options *merge_opts, git_checkout_options *checkout_opts);
 
diff --git a/tests/merge/workdir/dirty.c b/tests/merge/workdir/dirty.c
index 99d0d54..1d596c5 100644
--- a/tests/merge/workdir/dirty.c
+++ b/tests/merge/workdir/dirty.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static void set_core_autocrlf_to(git_repository *repo, bool value)
 	git_config_free(cfg);
 }
 
-static int merge_branch(git_merge_result **result, int merge_file_favor, int checkout_strategy)
+static int merge_branch(int merge_file_favor, int checkout_strategy)
 {
 	git_oid their_oids[1];
 	git_merge_head *their_heads[1];
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static int merge_branch(git_merge_result **result, int merge_file_favor, int che
 
 	merge_opts.file_favor = merge_file_favor;
 	checkout_opts.checkout_strategy = checkout_strategy;
-	error = git_merge(result, repo, (const git_merge_head **)their_heads, 1, &merge_opts, &checkout_opts);
+	error = git_merge(repo, (const git_merge_head **)their_heads, 1, &merge_opts, &checkout_opts);
 
 	git_merge_head_free(their_heads[0]);
 
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ static void stage_content(char *content[])
 {
 	git_reference *head;
 	git_object *head_object;
-	git_merge_result *result = NULL;
 	git_buf path = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 	char *filename, *text;
 	size_t i;
@@ -198,7 +197,6 @@ static void stage_content(char *content[])
 		cl_git_pass(git_index_add_bypath(repo_index, filename));
 	}
 
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 	git_object_free(head_object);
 	git_reference_free(head);
 	git_buf_free(&path);
@@ -208,7 +206,6 @@ static int merge_dirty_files(char *dirty_files[])
 {
 	git_reference *head;
 	git_object *head_object;
-	git_merge_result *result = NULL;
 	int error;
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_head(&head, repo));
@@ -217,9 +214,8 @@ static int merge_dirty_files(char *dirty_files[])
 
 	write_files(dirty_files);
 
-	error = merge_branch(&result, 0, 0);
+	error = merge_branch(0, 0);
 
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 	git_object_free(head_object);
 	git_reference_free(head);
 
@@ -230,7 +226,6 @@ static int merge_differently_filtered_files(char *files[])
 {
 	git_reference *head;
 	git_object *head_object;
-	git_merge_result *result = NULL;
 	int error;
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_head(&head, repo));
@@ -242,9 +237,8 @@ static int merge_differently_filtered_files(char *files[])
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_index_write(repo_index));
 
-	error = merge_branch(&result, 0, 0);
+	error = merge_branch(0, 0);
 
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 	git_object_free(head_object);
 	git_reference_free(head);
 
@@ -252,17 +246,9 @@ static int merge_differently_filtered_files(char *files[])
 }
 
 static int merge_staged_files(char *staged_files[])
-{
-	git_merge_result *result = NULL;
-	int error;
-	
+{	
 	stage_random_files(staged_files);
-
-	error = merge_branch(&result, 0, 0);
-
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
-
-	return error;
+	return merge_branch(0, 0);
 }
 
 void test_merge_workdir_dirty__unaffected_dirty_files_allowed(void)
@@ -297,7 +283,6 @@ void test_merge_workdir_dirty__staged_files_in_index_disallowed(void)
 
 void test_merge_workdir_dirty__identical_staged_files_allowed(void)
 {
-	git_merge_result *result;
 	char **content;
 	size_t i;
 
@@ -307,9 +292,7 @@ void test_merge_workdir_dirty__identical_staged_files_allowed(void)
 		stage_content(content);
 
 		git_index_write(repo_index);
-		cl_git_pass(merge_branch(&result, 0, 0));
-
-		git_merge_result_free(result);
+		cl_git_pass(merge_branch(0, 0));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/merge/workdir/renames.c b/tests/merge/workdir/renames.c
index 915a9d9..807a88f 100644
--- a/tests/merge/workdir/renames.c
+++ b/tests/merge/workdir/renames.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ void test_merge_workdir_renames__cleanup(void)
 
 void test_merge_workdir_renames__renames(void)
 {
-	git_merge_result *result;
 	git_merge_options merge_opts = GIT_MERGE_OPTIONS_INIT;
 
 	struct merge_index_entry merge_index_entries[] = {
@@ -67,16 +66,13 @@ void test_merge_workdir_renames__renames(void)
 	merge_opts.flags |= GIT_MERGE_TREE_FIND_RENAMES;
 	merge_opts.rename_threshold = 50;
 
-	cl_git_pass(merge_branches(&result, repo, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR BRANCH_RENAME_OURS, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR BRANCH_RENAME_THEIRS, &merge_opts, NULL));
+	cl_git_pass(merge_branches(repo, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR BRANCH_RENAME_OURS, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR BRANCH_RENAME_THEIRS, &merge_opts, NULL));
 	cl_assert(merge_test_workdir(repo, merge_index_entries, 24));
-
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 }
 
 void test_merge_workdir_renames__ours(void)
 {
 	git_index *index;
-	git_merge_result *result;
 	git_merge_options merge_opts = GIT_MERGE_OPTIONS_INIT;
 	git_checkout_options checkout_opts = GIT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS_INIT;
 
@@ -107,18 +103,16 @@ void test_merge_workdir_renames__ours(void)
 	merge_opts.rename_threshold = 50;
 	checkout_opts.checkout_strategy = GIT_CHECKOUT_SAFE | GIT_CHECKOUT_USE_OURS;
 
-	cl_git_pass(merge_branches(&result, repo, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR BRANCH_RENAME_OURS, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR BRANCH_RENAME_THEIRS, &merge_opts, &checkout_opts));
+	cl_git_pass(merge_branches(repo, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR BRANCH_RENAME_OURS, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR BRANCH_RENAME_THEIRS, &merge_opts, &checkout_opts));
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_index(&index, repo));
 	cl_git_pass(git_index_write(index));
 	cl_assert(merge_test_workdir(repo, merge_index_entries, 20));
 
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 	git_index_free(index);
 }
 
 void test_merge_workdir_renames__similar(void)
 {
-	git_merge_result *result;
 	git_merge_options merge_opts = GIT_MERGE_OPTIONS_INIT;
 
 	/*
@@ -156,9 +150,7 @@ void test_merge_workdir_renames__similar(void)
 	merge_opts.flags |= GIT_MERGE_TREE_FIND_RENAMES;
 	merge_opts.rename_threshold = 50;
 
-	cl_git_pass(merge_branches(&result, repo, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR BRANCH_RENAME_OURS, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR BRANCH_RENAME_THEIRS, &merge_opts, NULL));
+	cl_git_pass(merge_branches(repo, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR BRANCH_RENAME_OURS, GIT_REFS_HEADS_DIR BRANCH_RENAME_THEIRS, &merge_opts, NULL));
 	cl_assert(merge_test_workdir(repo, merge_index_entries, 24));
-
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/merge/workdir/setup.c b/tests/merge/workdir/setup.c
index 7085995..49b38b2 100644
--- a/tests/merge/workdir/setup.c
+++ b/tests/merge/workdir/setup.c
@@ -970,7 +970,6 @@ void test_merge_workdir_setup__retained_after_success(void)
 	git_oid our_oid;
 	git_reference *octo1_ref;
 	git_merge_head *our_head, *their_heads[1];
-	git_merge_result *result;
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_oid_fromstr(&our_oid, ORIG_HEAD));
 	cl_git_pass(git_merge_head_from_id(&our_head, repo, &our_oid));
@@ -979,7 +978,7 @@ void test_merge_workdir_setup__retained_after_success(void)
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_merge_head_from_ref(&their_heads[0], repo, octo1_ref));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_merge(&result, repo, (const git_merge_head **)&their_heads[0], 1, NULL, NULL));
+	cl_git_pass(git_merge(repo, (const git_merge_head **)&their_heads[0], 1, NULL, NULL));
 
 	cl_assert(test_file_contents(GIT_MERGE_HEAD_FILE, OCTO1_OID "\n"));
 	cl_assert(test_file_contents(GIT_ORIG_HEAD_FILE, ORIG_HEAD "\n"));
@@ -990,7 +989,6 @@ void test_merge_workdir_setup__retained_after_success(void)
 
 	git_merge_head_free(our_head);
 	git_merge_head_free(their_heads[0]);
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 }
 
 void test_merge_workdir_setup__removed_after_failure(void)
@@ -998,7 +996,6 @@ void test_merge_workdir_setup__removed_after_failure(void)
 	git_oid our_oid;
 	git_reference *octo1_ref;
 	git_merge_head *our_head, *their_heads[1];
-	git_merge_result *result;
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_oid_fromstr(&our_oid, ORIG_HEAD));
 	cl_git_pass(git_merge_head_from_id(&our_head, repo, &our_oid));
@@ -1010,7 +1007,7 @@ void test_merge_workdir_setup__removed_after_failure(void)
 		"Conflicting file!\n\nMerge will fail!\n");
 
 	cl_git_fail(git_merge(
-		&result, repo, (const git_merge_head **)&their_heads[0], 1, NULL, NULL));
+		repo, (const git_merge_head **)&their_heads[0], 1, NULL, NULL));
 
 	cl_assert(!git_path_exists("merge-resolve/" GIT_MERGE_HEAD_FILE));
 	cl_assert(!git_path_exists("merge-resolve/" GIT_ORIG_HEAD_FILE));
@@ -1021,5 +1018,4 @@ void test_merge_workdir_setup__removed_after_failure(void)
 
 	git_merge_head_free(our_head);
 	git_merge_head_free(their_heads[0]);
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 }
diff --git a/tests/merge/workdir/simple.c b/tests/merge/workdir/simple.c
index 0527832..032e97f 100644
--- a/tests/merge/workdir/simple.c
+++ b/tests/merge/workdir/simple.c
@@ -92,11 +92,10 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__cleanup(void)
 	cl_git_sandbox_cleanup();
 }
 
-static git_merge_result *merge_simple_branch(int merge_file_favor, int checkout_strategy)
+static void merge_simple_branch(int merge_file_favor, int checkout_strategy)
 {
 	git_oid their_oids[1];
 	git_merge_head *their_heads[1];
-	git_merge_result *result;
 	git_merge_options merge_opts = GIT_MERGE_OPTIONS_INIT;
 	git_checkout_options checkout_opts = GIT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS_INIT;
 
@@ -105,11 +104,9 @@ static git_merge_result *merge_simple_branch(int merge_file_favor, int checkout_
 
 	merge_opts.file_favor = merge_file_favor;
 	checkout_opts.checkout_strategy = checkout_strategy;
-	cl_git_pass(git_merge(&result, repo, (const git_merge_head **)their_heads, 1, &merge_opts, &checkout_opts));
+	cl_git_pass(git_merge(repo, (const git_merge_head **)their_heads, 1, &merge_opts, &checkout_opts));
 
 	git_merge_head_free(their_heads[0]);
-
-	return result;
 }
 
 static void set_core_autocrlf_to(git_repository *repo, bool value)
@@ -126,7 +123,6 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__automerge(void)
 {
 	git_index *index;
 	const git_index_entry *entry;
-	git_merge_result *result;
 	git_buf automergeable_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 
 	struct merge_index_entry merge_index_entries[] = {
@@ -151,8 +147,7 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__automerge(void)
 
 	set_core_autocrlf_to(repo, false);
 
-	cl_assert(result = merge_simple_branch(0, 0));
-	cl_assert(!git_merge_result_is_fastforward(result));
+	merge_simple_branch(0, 0);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_futils_readbuffer(&automergeable_buf,
 		TEST_REPO_PATH "/automergeable.txt"));
@@ -162,8 +157,6 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__automerge(void)
 	cl_assert(merge_test_index(repo_index, merge_index_entries, 8));
 	cl_assert(merge_test_reuc(repo_index, merge_reuc_entries, 3));
 
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
-
 	git_repository_index(&index, repo);
 
 	cl_assert((entry = git_index_get_bypath(index, "automergeable.txt", 0)) != NULL);
@@ -177,8 +170,6 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__automerge_crlf(void)
 #ifdef GIT_WIN32
 	git_index *index;
 	const git_index_entry *entry;
-
-	git_merge_result *result;
 	git_buf automergeable_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 
 	struct merge_index_entry merge_index_entries[] = {
@@ -202,8 +193,7 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__automerge_crlf(void)
 
 	set_core_autocrlf_to(repo, true);
 
-	cl_assert(result = merge_simple_branch(0, 0));
-	cl_assert(!git_merge_result_is_fastforward(result));
+	merge_simple_branch(0, 0);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_futils_readbuffer(&automergeable_buf,
 		TEST_REPO_PATH "/automergeable.txt"));
@@ -213,8 +203,6 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__automerge_crlf(void)
 	cl_assert(merge_test_index(repo_index, merge_index_entries, 8));
 	cl_assert(merge_test_reuc(repo_index, merge_reuc_entries, 3));
 
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
-
 	git_repository_index(&index, repo);
 
 	cl_assert((entry = git_index_get_bypath(index, "automergeable.txt", 0)) != NULL);
@@ -226,7 +214,6 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__automerge_crlf(void)
 
 void test_merge_workdir_simple__mergefile(void)
 {
-	git_merge_result *result;
 	git_buf conflicting_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 
 	struct merge_index_entry merge_index_entries[] = {
@@ -248,8 +235,7 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__mergefile(void)
 		REMOVED_IN_MASTER_REUC_ENTRY
 	};
 
-	cl_assert(result = merge_simple_branch(0, 0));
-	cl_assert(!git_merge_result_is_fastforward(result));
+	merge_simple_branch(0, 0);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_futils_readbuffer(&conflicting_buf,
 		TEST_REPO_PATH "/conflicting.txt"));
@@ -258,13 +244,10 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__mergefile(void)
 
 	cl_assert(merge_test_index(repo_index, merge_index_entries, 8));
 	cl_assert(merge_test_reuc(repo_index, merge_reuc_entries, 3));
-
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 }
 
 void test_merge_workdir_simple__diff3(void)
 {
-	git_merge_result *result;
 	git_buf conflicting_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 
 	struct merge_index_entry merge_index_entries[] = {
@@ -286,8 +269,7 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__diff3(void)
 		REMOVED_IN_MASTER_REUC_ENTRY
 	};
 
-	cl_assert(result = merge_simple_branch(0, GIT_CHECKOUT_CONFLICT_STYLE_DIFF3));
-	cl_assert(!git_merge_result_is_fastforward(result));
+	merge_simple_branch(0, GIT_CHECKOUT_CONFLICT_STYLE_DIFF3);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_futils_readbuffer(&conflicting_buf,
 		TEST_REPO_PATH "/conflicting.txt"));
@@ -296,13 +278,10 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__diff3(void)
 
 	cl_assert(merge_test_index(repo_index, merge_index_entries, 8));
 	cl_assert(merge_test_reuc(repo_index, merge_reuc_entries, 3));
-
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 }
 
 void test_merge_workdir_simple__union(void)
 {
-	git_merge_result *result;
 	git_buf conflicting_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 
 	struct merge_index_entry merge_index_entries[] = {
@@ -325,8 +304,7 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__union(void)
 
 	set_core_autocrlf_to(repo, false);
 
-	cl_assert(result = merge_simple_branch(GIT_MERGE_FILE_FAVOR_UNION, 0));
-	cl_assert(!git_merge_result_is_fastforward(result));
+	merge_simple_branch(GIT_MERGE_FILE_FAVOR_UNION, 0);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_futils_readbuffer(&conflicting_buf,
 		TEST_REPO_PATH "/conflicting.txt"));
@@ -335,13 +313,10 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__union(void)
 
 	cl_assert(merge_test_index(repo_index, merge_index_entries, 6));
 	cl_assert(merge_test_reuc(repo_index, merge_reuc_entries, 4));
-
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 }
 
 void test_merge_workdir_simple__diff3_from_config(void)
 {
-	git_merge_result *result;
 	git_config *config;
 	git_buf conflicting_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 
@@ -367,8 +342,7 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__diff3_from_config(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_config(&config, repo));
 	cl_git_pass(git_config_set_string(config, "merge.conflictstyle", "diff3"));
 
-	cl_assert(result = merge_simple_branch(0, 0));
-	cl_assert(!git_merge_result_is_fastforward(result));
+	merge_simple_branch(0, 0);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_futils_readbuffer(&conflicting_buf,
 		TEST_REPO_PATH "/conflicting.txt"));
@@ -378,13 +352,11 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__diff3_from_config(void)
 	cl_assert(merge_test_index(repo_index, merge_index_entries, 8));
 	cl_assert(merge_test_reuc(repo_index, merge_reuc_entries, 3));
 
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 	git_config_free(config);
 }
 
 void test_merge_workdir_simple__merge_overrides_config(void)
 {
-	git_merge_result *result;
 	git_config *config;
 	git_buf conflicting_buf = GIT_BUF_INIT;
 
@@ -410,8 +382,7 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__merge_overrides_config(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_config(&config, repo));
 	cl_git_pass(git_config_set_string(config, "merge.conflictstyle", "diff3"));
 
-	cl_assert(result = merge_simple_branch(0, GIT_CHECKOUT_CONFLICT_STYLE_MERGE));
-	cl_assert(!git_merge_result_is_fastforward(result));
+	merge_simple_branch(0, GIT_CHECKOUT_CONFLICT_STYLE_MERGE);
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_futils_readbuffer(&conflicting_buf,
 		TEST_REPO_PATH "/conflicting.txt"));
@@ -421,14 +392,11 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__merge_overrides_config(void)
 	cl_assert(merge_test_index(repo_index, merge_index_entries, 8));
 	cl_assert(merge_test_reuc(repo_index, merge_reuc_entries, 3));
 
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 	git_config_free(config);
 }
 
 void test_merge_workdir_simple__checkout_ours(void)
 {
-	git_merge_result *result;
-
 	struct merge_index_entry merge_index_entries[] = {
 		ADDED_IN_MASTER_INDEX_ENTRY,
 		AUTOMERGEABLE_INDEX_ENTRY,
@@ -448,21 +416,16 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__checkout_ours(void)
 		REMOVED_IN_MASTER_REUC_ENTRY
 	};
 
-	cl_assert(result = merge_simple_branch(0, GIT_CHECKOUT_SAFE | GIT_CHECKOUT_USE_OURS));
-	cl_assert(!git_merge_result_is_fastforward(result));
+	merge_simple_branch(0, GIT_CHECKOUT_SAFE | GIT_CHECKOUT_USE_OURS);
 
 	cl_assert(merge_test_index(repo_index, merge_index_entries, 8));
 	cl_assert(merge_test_reuc(repo_index, merge_reuc_entries, 3));
 
 	cl_assert(git_path_exists(TEST_REPO_PATH "/conflicting.txt"));
-
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 }
 
 void test_merge_workdir_simple__favor_ours(void)
 {
-	git_merge_result *result;
-
 	struct merge_index_entry merge_index_entries[] = {
 		ADDED_IN_MASTER_INDEX_ENTRY,
 		AUTOMERGEABLE_INDEX_ENTRY,
@@ -479,19 +442,14 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__favor_ours(void)
 		REMOVED_IN_MASTER_REUC_ENTRY,
 	};
 
-	cl_assert(result = merge_simple_branch(GIT_MERGE_FILE_FAVOR_OURS, 0));
-	cl_assert(!git_merge_result_is_fastforward(result));
+	merge_simple_branch(GIT_MERGE_FILE_FAVOR_OURS, 0);
 
 	cl_assert(merge_test_index(repo_index, merge_index_entries, 6));
 	cl_assert(merge_test_reuc(repo_index, merge_reuc_entries, 4));
-
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 }
 
 void test_merge_workdir_simple__favor_theirs(void)
 {
-	git_merge_result *result;
-
 	struct merge_index_entry merge_index_entries[] = {
 		ADDED_IN_MASTER_INDEX_ENTRY,
 		AUTOMERGEABLE_INDEX_ENTRY,
@@ -508,13 +466,10 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__favor_theirs(void)
 		REMOVED_IN_MASTER_REUC_ENTRY,
 	};
 
-	cl_assert(result = merge_simple_branch(GIT_MERGE_FILE_FAVOR_THEIRS, 0));
-	cl_assert(!git_merge_result_is_fastforward(result));
+	merge_simple_branch(GIT_MERGE_FILE_FAVOR_THEIRS, 0);
 
 	cl_assert(merge_test_index(repo_index, merge_index_entries, 6));
 	cl_assert(merge_test_reuc(repo_index, merge_reuc_entries, 4));
-
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 }
 
 void test_merge_workdir_simple__directory_file(void)
@@ -522,7 +477,6 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__directory_file(void)
 	git_reference *head;
 	git_oid their_oids[1], head_commit_id;
 	git_merge_head *their_heads[1];
-	git_merge_result *result;
 	git_merge_options merge_opts = GIT_MERGE_OPTIONS_INIT;
 	git_commit *head_commit;
 
@@ -558,21 +512,19 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__directory_file(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_merge_head_from_id(&their_heads[0], repo, &their_oids[0]));
 
 	merge_opts.file_favor = 0;
-	cl_git_pass(git_merge(&result, repo, (const git_merge_head **)their_heads, 1, &merge_opts, NULL));
+	cl_git_pass(git_merge(repo, (const git_merge_head **)their_heads, 1, &merge_opts, NULL));
 
 	cl_assert(merge_test_index(repo_index, merge_index_entries, 20));
 
 	git_reference_free(head);
 	git_commit_free(head_commit);
 	git_merge_head_free(their_heads[0]);
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 }
 
 void test_merge_workdir_simple__unrelated(void)
 {
 	git_oid their_oids[1];
 	git_merge_head *their_heads[1];
-	git_merge_result *result;
 	git_merge_options merge_opts = GIT_MERGE_OPTIONS_INIT;
 
 	struct merge_index_entry merge_index_entries[] = {
@@ -591,19 +543,17 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__unrelated(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_merge_head_from_id(&their_heads[0], repo, &their_oids[0]));
 
 	merge_opts.file_favor = 0;
-	cl_git_pass(git_merge(&result, repo, (const git_merge_head **)their_heads, 1, &merge_opts, NULL));
+	cl_git_pass(git_merge(repo, (const git_merge_head **)their_heads, 1, &merge_opts, NULL));
 
 	cl_assert(merge_test_index(repo_index, merge_index_entries, 9));
 
 	git_merge_head_free(their_heads[0]);
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 }
 
 void test_merge_workdir_simple__unrelated_with_conflicts(void)
 {
 	git_oid their_oids[1];
 	git_merge_head *their_heads[1];
-	git_merge_result *result;
 	git_merge_options merge_opts = GIT_MERGE_OPTIONS_INIT;
 
 	struct merge_index_entry merge_index_entries[] = {
@@ -624,12 +574,11 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__unrelated_with_conflicts(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_merge_head_from_id(&their_heads[0], repo, &their_oids[0]));
 
 	merge_opts.file_favor = 0;
-	cl_git_pass(git_merge(&result, repo, (const git_merge_head **)their_heads, 1, &merge_opts, NULL));
+	cl_git_pass(git_merge(repo, (const git_merge_head **)their_heads, 1, &merge_opts, NULL));
 
 	cl_assert(merge_test_index(repo_index, merge_index_entries, 11));
 
 	git_merge_head_free(their_heads[0]);
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 }
 
 void test_merge_workdir_simple__binary(void)
@@ -637,7 +586,6 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__binary(void)
 	git_oid our_oid, their_oid, our_file_oid;
 	git_commit *our_commit;
 	git_merge_head *their_head;
-	git_merge_result *result;
 	const git_index_entry *binary_entry;
 
 	struct merge_index_entry merge_index_entries[] = {
@@ -654,7 +602,7 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__binary(void)
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_merge_head_from_id(&their_head, repo, &their_oid));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_merge(&result, repo, (const git_merge_head **)&their_head, 1, NULL, NULL));
+	cl_git_pass(git_merge(repo, (const git_merge_head **)&their_head, 1, NULL, NULL));
 
 	cl_assert(merge_test_index(repo_index, merge_index_entries, 3));
 
@@ -665,6 +613,5 @@ void test_merge_workdir_simple__binary(void)
 	cl_assert(git_oid_cmp(&binary_entry->id, &our_file_oid) == 0);
 
 	git_merge_head_free(their_head);
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 	git_commit_free(our_commit);
 }
diff --git a/tests/merge/workdir/submodules.c b/tests/merge/workdir/submodules.c
index 296f30d..e093e77 100644
--- a/tests/merge/workdir/submodules.c
+++ b/tests/merge/workdir/submodules.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ void test_merge_workdir_submodules__automerge(void)
 	git_reference *our_ref, *their_ref;
 	git_commit *our_commit;
 	git_merge_head *their_head;
-	git_merge_result *result;
 	git_index *index;
 
 	struct merge_index_entry merge_index_entries[] = {
@@ -50,13 +49,12 @@ void test_merge_workdir_submodules__automerge(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_reference_lookup(&their_ref, repo, "refs/heads/" SUBMODULE_OTHER_BRANCH));
 	cl_git_pass(git_merge_head_from_ref(&their_head, repo, their_ref));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_merge(&result, repo, (const git_merge_head **)&their_head, 1, NULL, NULL));
+	cl_git_pass(git_merge(repo, (const git_merge_head **)&their_head, 1, NULL, NULL));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_index(&index, repo));
 	cl_assert(merge_test_index(index, merge_index_entries, 6));
 
 	git_index_free(index);
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 	git_merge_head_free(their_head);
 	git_commit_free(our_commit);
 	git_reference_free(their_ref);
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ void test_merge_workdir_submodules__take_changed(void)
 	git_reference *our_ref, *their_ref;
 	git_commit *our_commit;
 	git_merge_head *their_head;
-	git_merge_result *result;
 	git_index *index;
 
 	struct merge_index_entry merge_index_entries[] = {
@@ -85,13 +82,12 @@ void test_merge_workdir_submodules__take_changed(void)
 	cl_git_pass(git_reference_lookup(&their_ref, repo, "refs/heads/" SUBMODULE_OTHER2_BRANCH));
 	cl_git_pass(git_merge_head_from_ref(&their_head, repo, their_ref));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_merge(&result, repo, (const git_merge_head **)&their_head, 1, NULL, NULL));
+	cl_git_pass(git_merge(repo, (const git_merge_head **)&their_head, 1, NULL, NULL));
 
 	cl_git_pass(git_repository_index(&index, repo));
 	cl_assert(merge_test_index(index, merge_index_entries, 4));
 
 	git_index_free(index);
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 	git_merge_head_free(their_head);
 	git_commit_free(our_commit);
 	git_reference_free(their_ref);
diff --git a/tests/merge/workdir/trivial.c b/tests/merge/workdir/trivial.c
index ffbb56c..cc82d99 100644
--- a/tests/merge/workdir/trivial.c
+++ b/tests/merge/workdir/trivial.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ static int merge_trivial(const char *ours, const char *theirs)
 	git_checkout_options checkout_opts = GIT_CHECKOUT_OPTIONS_INIT;
 	git_reference *our_ref, *their_ref;
 	git_merge_head *their_heads[1];
-	git_merge_result *result;
 
 	checkout_opts.checkout_strategy = GIT_CHECKOUT_FORCE;
 
@@ -48,13 +47,12 @@ static int merge_trivial(const char *ours, const char *theirs)
 	cl_git_pass(git_reference_lookup(&their_ref, repo, branch_buf.ptr));
 	cl_git_pass(git_merge_head_from_ref(&their_heads[0], repo, their_ref));
 
-	cl_git_pass(git_merge(&result, repo, (const git_merge_head **)their_heads, 1, NULL, NULL));
+	cl_git_pass(git_merge(repo, (const git_merge_head **)their_heads, 1, NULL, NULL));
 
 	git_buf_free(&branch_buf);
 	git_reference_free(our_ref);
 	git_reference_free(their_ref);
 	git_merge_head_free(their_heads[0]);
-	git_merge_result_free(result);
 
 	return 0;
 }