diff --git a/src/etc/tidy.py b/src/etc/tidy.py
index 9f5f919..a607180 100644
--- a/src/etc/tidy.py
+++ b/src/etc/tidy.py
@@ -66,13 +66,9 @@ def interesting_file(f):
     return any(os.path.splitext(f)[1] == ext for ext in interesting_files)
 
 
-# Be careful to support Python 2.4, 2.6, and 3.x here!
-config_proc = subprocess.Popen(["git", "config", "core.autocrlf"],
-                               stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-result = config_proc.communicate()[0]
 
 true = "true".encode('utf8')
-autocrlf = result.strip() == true if result is not None else False
+autocrlf = False
 
 current_name = ""
 current_contents = ""