diff --git a/README b/README
index 1cc01b9..1a7555b 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ Depends on:
   http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/
 - GnuPG2
   http://www.gnupg.org/
-- git
-  http://www.git-scm.com/
 - xclip
   http://sourceforge.net/projects/xclip/
 - pwgen
diff --git a/contrib/emacs/password-store.el b/contrib/emacs/password-store.el
index cdecad4..052eda7 100644
--- a/contrib/emacs/password-store.el
+++ b/contrib/emacs/password-store.el
@@ -112,10 +112,6 @@ outputs error message on failure."
                        entry
                        new-entry))
 
-(defun password-store--run-git (&rest args)
-  (apply 'password-store--run "git"
-         args))
-
 (defun password-store--run-version ()
   (password-store--run "version"))
 
diff --git a/man/pass.1 b/man/pass.1
index 8ac8ecf..b340a95 100644
--- a/man/pass.1
+++ b/man/pass.1
@@ -33,13 +33,6 @@ or
 depending on the type of specifier in ARGS. Otherwise COMMAND must be one of
 the valid commands listed below.
 
-Several of the commands below rely on or provide additional functionality if
-the password store directory is also a git repository. If the password store
-directory is a git repository, all password store modification commands will
-cause a corresponding git commit. See the \fIEXTENDED GIT EXAMPLE\fP section
-for a detailed description using \fBinit\fP and
-.BR git (1).
-
 The \fBinit\fP command must be run before other commands in order to initialize
 the password store with the correct gpg key id. Passwords are encrypting using
 the gpg key set with \fBinit\fP.
@@ -144,16 +137,6 @@ silently overwrite \fInew-path\fP if it exists. If \fInew-path\fP ends in a
 trailing \fI/\fP, it is always treated as a directory. Passwords are selectively
 reencrypted to the corresponding keys of their new destination.
 .TP
-\fBgit\fP \fIgit-command-args\fP...
-If the password store is a git repository, pass \fIgit-command-args\fP as arguments to
-.BR git (1)
-using the password store as the git repository. If \fIgit-command-args\fP is \fBinit\fP,
-in addition to initializing the git repository, add the current contents of the password
-store to the repository in an initial commit. If the git config key \fIpass.signcommits\fP
-is set to \fItrue\fP, then all commits will be signed using \fIuser.signingkey\fP or the
-default git signing key. This config key may be turned on using:
-.B `pass git config --bool --add pass.signcommits true`
-.TP
 \fBhelp\fP
 Show usage message.
 .TP
@@ -278,99 +261,6 @@ rm: remove regular file \[u2018]/home/zx2c4/.password-store/Business/cheese-whiz
 .br
 removed \[u2018]/home/zx2c4/.password-store/Business/cheese-whiz-factory.gpg\[u2019]
 
-.SH EXTENDED GIT EXAMPLE
-Here, we initialize new password store, create a git repository, and then manipulate and sync passwords. Make note of the arguments to the first call of \fBpass git push\fP; consult
-.BR git-push (1)
-for more information.
-
-.B zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass init Jason@zx2c4.com 
-.br
-mkdir: created directory \[u2018]/home/zx2c4/.password-store\[u2019] 
-.br
-Password store initialized for Jason@zx2c4.com. 
-
-.B zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass git init 
-.br
-Initialized empty Git repository in /home/zx2c4/.password-store/.git/
-.br
-[master (root-commit) 998c8fd] Added current contents of password store.
-.br
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
-.br
- create mode 100644 .gpg-id
-
-.B zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass git remote add origin kexec.com:pass-store 
-
-.B zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass generate Amazon/amazonemail@email.com 21 
-.br
-mkdir: created directory \[u2018]/home/zx2c4/.password-store/Amazon\[u2019] 
-.br
-[master 30fdc1e] Added generated password for Amazon/amazonemail@email.com to store.
-.br
-1 file changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) 
-.br
-create mode 100644 Amazon/amazonemail@email.com.gpg 
-.br
-The generated password to Amazon/amazonemail@email.com is: 
-.br
-<5m,_BrZY`antNDxKN<0A 
-
-.B zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass git push -u --all
-.br
-Counting objects: 4, done. 
-.br
-Delta compression using up to 2 threads. 
-.br
-Compressing objects: 100% (3/3), done. 
-.br
-Writing objects: 100% (4/4), 921 bytes, done. 
-.br
-Total 4 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0) 
-.br
-To kexec.com:pass-store 
-.br
-* [new branch]      master -> master 
-.br
-Branch master set up to track remote branch master from origin. 
-
-.B zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass insert Amazon/otheraccount@email.com 
-.br
-Enter password for Amazon/otheraccount@email.com: som3r3a11yb1gp4ssw0rd!!88** 
-.br
-[master b9b6746] Added given password for Amazon/otheraccount@email.com to store. 
-.br
-1 file changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) 
-.br
-create mode 100644 Amazon/otheraccount@email.com.gpg 
-
-.B zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass rm Amazon/amazonemail@email.com 
-.br
-rm: remove regular file \[u2018]/home/zx2c4/.password-store/Amazon/amazonemail@email.com.gpg\[u2019]? y 
-.br
-removed \[u2018]/home/zx2c4/.password-store/Amazon/amazonemail@email.com.gpg\[u2019] 
-.br
-rm 'Amazon/amazonemail@email.com.gpg' 
-.br
-[master 288b379] Removed Amazon/amazonemail@email.com from store. 
-.br
-1 file changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) 
-.br
-delete mode 100644 Amazon/amazonemail@email.com.gpg 
-
-.B zx2c4@laptop ~ $ pass git push
-.br
-Counting objects: 9, done. 
-.br
-Delta compression using up to 2 threads. 
-.br
-Compressing objects: 100% (5/5), done. 
-.br
-Writing objects: 100% (7/7), 1.25 KiB, done. 
-.br
-Total 7 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0) 
-.br
-To kexec.com:pass-store
-
 .SH FILES
 
 .TP
@@ -394,11 +284,6 @@ Overrides the default gpg key identification set by \fBinit\fP. Keys must not
 contain spaces and thus use of the hexidecimal key signature is recommended.
 Multiple keys may be specified separated by spaces. 
 .TP
-.I PASSWORD_STORE_GIT
-Overrides the default root of the git repository, which is helpful if
-\fIPASSWORD_STORE_DIR\fP is temporarily set to a sub-directory of the default
-password store.
-.TP
 .I PASSWORD_STORE_X_SELECTION
 Overrides the selection passed to \fBxclip\fP, by default \fIclipboard\fP. See
 .BR xclip (1)
@@ -416,7 +301,6 @@ The location of the text editor used by \fBedit\fP.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .BR gpg2 (1),
 .BR pwgen (1),
-.BR git (1),
 .BR xclip (1).
 
 .SH AUTHOR
diff --git a/src/completion/pass.bash-completion b/src/completion/pass.bash-completion
index ea31fbf..f7e207b 100644
--- a/src/completion/pass.bash-completion
+++ b/src/completion/pass.bash-completion
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ _pass()
 {
 	COMPREPLY=()
 	local cur="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
-	local commands="init ls find grep show insert generate edit rm mv cp git help version"
+	local commands="init ls find grep show insert generate edit rm mv cp help version"
 	if [[ $COMP_CWORD -gt 1 ]]; then
 		local lastarg="${COMP_WORDS[$COMP_CWORD-1]}"
 		case "${COMP_WORDS[1]}" in
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@ _pass()
 				COMPREPLY+=($(compgen -W "-r --recursive -f --force" -- ${cur}))
 				_pass_complete_entries
 				;;
-			git)
-				COMPREPLY+=($(compgen -W "init push pull config log reflog rebase" -- ${cur}))
-				;;
 		esac
 	else
 		COMPREPLY+=($(compgen -W "${commands}" -- ${cur}))
diff --git a/src/completion/pass.fish-completion b/src/completion/pass.fish-completion
index c32a42c..598b55e 100644
--- a/src/completion/pass.fish-completion
+++ b/src/completion/pass.fish-completion
@@ -105,14 +105,5 @@ complete -c $PROG -f -A -n '__fish_pass_needs_command' -a "(__fish_pass_print_en
 complete -c $PROG -f -A -n '__fish_pass_uses_command -c' -a "(__fish_pass_print_entries)"
 complete -c $PROG -f -A -n '__fish_pass_uses_command --clip' -a "(__fish_pass_print_entries)"
 
-complete -c $PROG -f -A -n '__fish_pass_needs_command' -a git -d 'Command: execute a git command'
-complete -c $PROG -f -A -n '__fish_pass_uses_command git' -a 'init' -d 'Initialize git repository'
-complete -c $PROG -f -A -n '__fish_pass_uses_command git' -a 'status' -d 'Show status of the repo'
-complete -c $PROG -f -A -n '__fish_pass_uses_command git' -a 'add' -d 'Add changes to the index'
-complete -c $PROG -f -A -n '__fish_pass_uses_command git' -a 'commit' -d 'Commit changes to the repo'
-complete -c $PROG -f -A -n '__fish_pass_uses_command git' -a 'push' -d 'Push changes to remote repo'
-complete -c $PROG -f -A -n '__fish_pass_uses_command git' -a 'pull' -d 'Pull changes from remote repo'
-complete -c $PROG -f -A -n '__fish_pass_uses_command git' -a 'log' -d 'View changelog'
-
 complete -c $PROG -f -A -n '__fish_pass_needs_command' -a find -d 'Command: find a password file or directory matching pattern'
 complete -c $PROG -f -A -n '__fish_pass_needs_command' -a grep -d 'Command: search inside of decrypted password files for matching pattern'
diff --git a/src/completion/pass.zsh-completion b/src/completion/pass.zsh-completion
index b658398..b0695e6 100644
--- a/src/completion/pass.zsh-completion
+++ b/src/completion/pass.zsh-completion
@@ -63,18 +63,6 @@ _pass () {
 					"--recursive[recursively delete]"
 					_pass_complete_entries_with_subdirs
 				;;
-			git)
-				local -a subcommands
-				subcommands=(
-					"init:Initialize git repository"
-					"push:Push to remote repository"
-					"pull:Pull from remote repository"
-					"config:Show git config"
-					"log:Show git log"
-					"reflog:Show git reflog"
-				)
-				_describe -t commands 'pass git' subcommands
-				;;
 			show|*)
 				_pass_cmd_show
 				;;
@@ -93,7 +81,6 @@ _pass () {
 			"mv:Rename the password"
 			"cp:Copy the password"
 			"rm:Remove the password"
-			"git:Call git on the password store"
 			"version:Output version information"
 			"help:Output help message"
 		)
@@ -114,7 +101,7 @@ _pass_cmd_show () {
 _pass_complete_entries_helper () {
 	local IFS=$'\n'
 	local prefix="${PASSWORD_STORE_DIR:-$HOME/.password-store}"
-	_values -C 'passwords' $(find -L "$prefix" \( -name .git -o -name .gpg-id \) -prune -o $@ -print | sed -e "s#${prefix}/\{0,1\}##" -e 's#\.gpg##' | sort)
+	_values -C 'passwords' $(find -L "$prefix" -name .gpg-id -prune -o $@ -print | sed -e "s#${prefix}/\{0,1\}##" -e 's#\.gpg##' | sort)
 }
 
 _pass_complete_entries_with_subdirs () {
diff --git a/src/password-store.sh b/src/password-store.sh
index cfc25cc..72a0ed6 100755
--- a/src/password-store.sh
+++ b/src/password-store.sh
@@ -15,25 +15,10 @@ PREFIX="${PASSWORD_STORE_DIR:-$HOME/.password-store}"
 X_SELECTION="${PASSWORD_STORE_X_SELECTION:-clipboard}"
 CLIP_TIME="${PASSWORD_STORE_CLIP_TIME:-45}"
 
-export GIT_DIR="${PASSWORD_STORE_GIT:-$PREFIX}/.git"
-export GIT_WORK_TREE="${PASSWORD_STORE_GIT:-$PREFIX}"
-
 #
 # BEGIN helper functions
 #
 
-git_add_file() {
-	[[ -d $GIT_DIR ]] || return
-	git add "$1" || return
-	[[ -n $(git status --porcelain "$1") ]] || return
-	git_commit "$2"
-}
-git_commit() {
-	local sign=""
-	[[ -d $GIT_DIR ]] || return
-	[[ $(git config --bool --get pass.signcommits) == "true" ]] && sign="-S"
-	git commit $sign -m "$1"
-}
 yesno() {
 	[[ -t 0 ]] || return 0
 	local response
@@ -254,9 +239,6 @@ cmd_usage() {
 	        Renames or moves old-path to new-path, optionally forcefully, selectively reencrypting.
 	    $PROGRAM cp [--force,-f] old-path new-path
 	        Copies old-path to new-path, optionally forcefully, selectively reencrypting.
-	    $PROGRAM git git-command-args...
-	        If the password store is a git repository, execute a git command
-	        specified by git-command-args.
 	    $PROGRAM help
 	        Show this text.
 	    $PROGRAM version
@@ -285,22 +267,16 @@ cmd_init() {
 	if [[ $# -eq 1 && -z $1 ]]; then
 		[[ ! -f "$gpg_id" ]] && die "Error: $gpg_id does not exist and so cannot be removed."
 		rm -v -f "$gpg_id" || exit 1
-		if [[ -d $GIT_DIR ]]; then
-			git rm -qr "$gpg_id"
-			git_commit "Deinitialize ${gpg_id}."
-		fi
 		rmdir -p "${gpg_id%/*}" 2>/dev/null
 	else
 		mkdir -v -p "$PREFIX/$id_path"
 		printf "%s\n" "$@" > "$gpg_id"
 		local id_print="$(printf "%s, " "$@")"
 		echo "Password store initialized for ${id_print%, }"
-		git_add_file "$gpg_id" "Set GPG id to ${id_print%, }."
 	fi
 
 	agent_check
 	reencrypt_path "$PREFIX/$id_path"
-	git_add_file "$PREFIX/$id_path" "Reencrypt password store using new GPG id ${id_print%, }."
 }
 
 cmd_show() {
@@ -408,7 +384,6 @@ cmd_insert() {
 		read -r -p "Enter password for $path: " -e password
 		$GPG -e "${GPG_RECIPIENT_ARGS[@]}" -o "$passfile" "${GPG_OPTS[@]}" <<<"$password"
 	fi
-	git_add_file "$passfile" "Add given password for $path to store."
 }
 
 cmd_edit() {
@@ -434,7 +409,6 @@ cmd_edit() {
 	while ! $GPG -e "${GPG_RECIPIENT_ARGS[@]}" -o "$passfile" "${GPG_OPTS[@]}" "$tmp_file"; do
 		yesno "GPG encryption failed. Would you like to try again?"
 	done
-	git_add_file "$passfile" "$action password for $path using ${EDITOR:-vi}."
 }
 
 cmd_generate() {
@@ -476,7 +450,6 @@ cmd_generate() {
 	fi
 	local verb="Add"
 	[[ $inplace -eq 1 ]] && verb="Replace"
-	git_add_file "$passfile" "$verb generated password for ${path}."
 
 	if [[ $clip -eq 0 ]]; then
 		printf "\e[1m\e[37mThe generated password for \e[4m%s\e[24m is:\e[0m\n\e[1m\e[93m%s\e[0m\n" "$path" "$pass"
@@ -508,10 +481,6 @@ cmd_delete() {
 	[[ $force -eq 1 ]] || yesno "Are you sure you would like to delete $path?"
 
 	rm $recursive -f -v "$passfile"
-	if [[ -d $GIT_DIR && ! -e $passfile ]]; then
-		git rm -qr "$passfile"
-		git_commit "Remove $path from store."
-	fi
 	rmdir -p "${passfile%/*}" 2>/dev/null
 }
 
@@ -548,33 +517,10 @@ cmd_copy_move() {
 		mv $interactive -v "$old_path" "$new_path" || exit 1
 		[[ -e "$new_path" ]] && reencrypt_path "$new_path"
 
-		if [[ -d $GIT_DIR && ! -e $old_path ]]; then
-			git rm -qr "$old_path"
-			git_add_file "$new_path" "Rename ${1} to ${2}."
-		fi
 		rmdir -p "$old_dir" 2>/dev/null
 	else
 		cp $interactive -r -v "$old_path" "$new_path" || exit 1
 		[[ -e "$new_path" ]] && reencrypt_path "$new_path"
-		git_add_file "$new_path" "Copy ${1} to ${2}."
-	fi
-}
-
-cmd_git() {
-	if [[ $1 == "init" ]]; then
-		git "$@" || exit 1
-		git_add_file "$PREFIX" "Add current contents of password store."
-
-		echo '*.gpg diff=gpg' > "$PREFIX/.gitattributes"
-		git_add_file .gitattributes "Configure git repository for gpg file diff."
-		git config --local diff.gpg.binary true
-		git config --local diff.gpg.textconv "$GPG -d ${GPG_OPTS[*]}"
-	elif [[ -d $GIT_DIR ]]; then
-		tmpdir nowarn #Defines $SECURE_TMPDIR. We don't warn, because at most, this only copies encrypted files.
-		export TMPDIR="$SECURE_TMPDIR"
-		git "$@"
-	else
-		die "Error: the password store is not a git repository. Try \"$PROGRAM git init\"."
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -598,7 +544,6 @@ case "$1" in
 	delete|rm|remove) shift;	cmd_delete "$@" ;;
 	rename|mv) shift;		cmd_copy_move "move" "$@" ;;
 	copy|cp) shift;			cmd_copy_move "copy" "$@" ;;
-	git) shift;			cmd_git "$@" ;;
 	*) COMMAND="show";		cmd_show "$@" ;;
 esac
 exit 0