diff --git a/git-latexdiff b/git-latexdiff
index 339b147..ee9d7ac 100755
--- a/git-latexdiff
+++ b/git-latexdiff
@@ -376,9 +376,6 @@ done
 if test -z "$new" ; then
     new=HEAD
 fi
-if test "$new" = "--"; then
-    ln_untracked=1
-fi
 
 if test -z "$old" ; then
     echo "fatal: Please, provide at least one revision to diff with."