diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 5dc330b88b..e90c1c4d33 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -719,11 +719,6 @@ NORETURN void git_die_config_linenr(const char *key, const char *filename, int l
 int lookup_config(const char **mapping, int nr_mapping, const char *var);
 
 # ifdef USE_THE_REPOSITORY_VARIABLE
-static inline int git_config_get_value_multi(const char *key, const struct string_list **dest)
-{
-	return repo_config_get_value_multi(the_repository, key, dest);
-}
-
 static inline int git_config_get_string_multi(const char *key,
 				const struct string_list **dest)
 {
diff --git a/t/helper/test-config.c b/t/helper/test-config.c
index 99c9151217..1953ab846e 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-config.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-config.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int cmd__config(int argc, const char **argv)
 			goto exit1;
 		}
 	} else if (argc == 3 && !strcmp(argv[1], "get_value_multi")) {
-		if (!git_config_get_value_multi(argv[2], &strptr)) {
+		if (!repo_config_get_value_multi(the_repository, argv[2], &strptr)) {
 			for (i = 0; i < strptr->nr; i++) {
 				v = strptr->items[i].string;
 				if (!v)