diff --git a/hook.c b/hook.c
index 78d7721b74..85fd59865d 100644
--- a/hook.c
+++ b/hook.c
@@ -197,6 +197,41 @@ static int should_include_hookdir(const char *path, enum hookdir_opt cfg)
 	}
 }
 
+static const char *find_legacy_hook(const char *name)
+{
+	static struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
+
+	strbuf_reset(&path);
+	strbuf_git_path(&path, "hooks/%s", name);
+	if (access(path.buf, X_OK) < 0) {
+		int err = errno;
+
+#ifdef STRIP_EXTENSION
+		strbuf_addstr(&path, STRIP_EXTENSION);
+		if (access(path.buf, X_OK) >= 0)
+			return path.buf;
+		if (errno == EACCES)
+			err = errno;
+#endif
+
+		if (err == EACCES && advice_ignored_hook) {
+			static struct string_list advise_given = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
+
+			if (!string_list_lookup(&advise_given, name)) {
+				string_list_insert(&advise_given, name);
+				advise(_("The '%s' hook was ignored because "
+					 "it's not set as executable.\n"
+					 "You can disable this warning with "
+					 "`git config advice.ignoredHook false`."),
+				       path.buf);
+			}
+		}
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return path.buf;
+}
+
+
 struct list_head* hook_list(const struct strbuf* hookname)
 {
 	struct strbuf hook_key = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -214,7 +249,7 @@ struct list_head* hook_list(const struct strbuf* hookname)
 	git_config(hook_config_lookup, (void*)&cb_data);
 
 	if (have_git_dir())
-		legacy_hook_path = find_hook(hookname->buf);
+		legacy_hook_path = find_legacy_hook(hookname->buf);
 
 	/* Unconditionally add legacy hook, but annotate it. */
 	if (legacy_hook_path) {
@@ -245,7 +280,7 @@ int hook_exists(const char *hookname, enum hookdir_opt should_run_hookdir)
 	int could_run_hookdir = (should_run_hookdir == hookdir_interactive ||
 				should_run_hookdir == hookdir_warn ||
 				should_run_hookdir == hookdir_yes)
-				&& !!find_hook(hookname);
+				&& !!find_legacy_hook(hookname);
 
 	strbuf_addf(&hook_key, "hook.%s.command", hookname);
 
diff --git a/run-command.c b/run-command.c
index 0dce6bec83..16656135dd 100644
--- a/run-command.c
+++ b/run-command.c
@@ -1310,72 +1310,6 @@ int async_with_fork(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-const char *find_hook(const char *name)
-{
-	static struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
-
-	strbuf_reset(&path);
-	strbuf_git_path(&path, "hooks/%s", name);
-	if (access(path.buf, X_OK) < 0) {
-		int err = errno;
-
-#ifdef STRIP_EXTENSION
-		strbuf_addstr(&path, STRIP_EXTENSION);
-		if (access(path.buf, X_OK) >= 0)
-			return path.buf;
-		if (errno == EACCES)
-			err = errno;
-#endif
-
-		if (err == EACCES && advice_ignored_hook) {
-			static struct string_list advise_given = STRING_LIST_INIT_DUP;
-
-			if (!string_list_lookup(&advise_given, name)) {
-				string_list_insert(&advise_given, name);
-				advise(_("The '%s' hook was ignored because "
-					 "it's not set as executable.\n"
-					 "You can disable this warning with "
-					 "`git config advice.ignoredHook false`."),
-				       path.buf);
-			}
-		}
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	return path.buf;
-}
-
-int run_hook_ve(const char *const *env, const char *name, va_list args)
-{
-	struct child_process hook = CHILD_PROCESS_INIT;
-	const char *p;
-
-	p = find_hook(name);
-	if (!p)
-		return 0;
-
-	strvec_push(&hook.args, p);
-	while ((p = va_arg(args, const char *)))
-		strvec_push(&hook.args, p);
-	hook.env = env;
-	hook.no_stdin = 1;
-	hook.stdout_to_stderr = 1;
-	hook.trace2_hook_name = name;
-
-	return run_command(&hook);
-}
-
-int run_hook_le(const char *const *env, const char *name, ...)
-{
-	va_list args;
-	int ret;
-
-	va_start(args, name);
-	ret = run_hook_ve(env, name, args);
-	va_end(args);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 struct io_pump {
 	/* initialized by caller */
 	int fd;
diff --git a/run-command.h b/run-command.h
index 2ad8271f56..e67bd22c5a 100644
--- a/run-command.h
+++ b/run-command.h
@@ -194,30 +194,6 @@ int finish_command_in_signal(struct child_process *);
  */
 int run_command(struct child_process *);
 
-/*
- * Returns the path to the hook file, or NULL if the hook is missing
- * or disabled. Note that this points to static storage that will be
- * overwritten by further calls to find_hook and run_hook_*.
- */
-const char *find_hook(const char *name);
-
-/**
- * Run a hook.
- * The first argument is a pathname to an index file, or NULL
- * if the hook uses the default index file or no index is needed.
- * The second argument is the name of the hook.
- * The further arguments correspond to the hook arguments.
- * The last argument has to be NULL to terminate the arguments list.
- * If the hook does not exist or is not executable, the return
- * value will be zero.
- * If it is executable, the hook will be executed and the exit
- * status of the hook is returned.
- * On execution, .stdout_to_stderr and .no_stdin will be set.
- */
-LAST_ARG_MUST_BE_NULL
-int run_hook_le(const char *const *env, const char *name, ...);
-int run_hook_ve(const char *const *env, const char *name, va_list args);
-
 /*
  * Trigger an auto-gc
  */
