diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/pack/PackWriterBitmapPreparer.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/pack/PackWriterBitmapPreparer.java
index d54ec996c..f14e8cc5d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/pack/PackWriterBitmapPreparer.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/storage/pack/PackWriterBitmapPreparer.java
@@ -389,7 +389,6 @@ class PackWriterBitmapPreparer {
 
 			RevCommit rc = (RevCommit) ro;
 			reuseCommits.add(new BitmapCommit(rc, false, entry.getFlags()));
-			rw.markUninteresting(rc);
 			if (!reuse.contains(rc)) {
 				EWAHCompressedBitmap bitmap = bitmapRemapper.ofObjectType(
 						bitmapRemapper.getBitmap(rc), Constants.OBJ_COMMIT);