diff --git a/blob.c b/blob.c
index 1308299eab..f8d8f0b84e 100644
--- a/blob.c
+++ b/blob.c
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ struct blob *lookup_blob(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid)
 	struct object *obj = lookup_object(r, oid);
 	if (!obj)
 		return create_blob(r, oid);
-	return object_as_type(obj, OBJ_BLOB, 0);
+	return object_as_type(obj, OBJ_BLOB);
 }
diff --git a/builtin/fsck.c b/builtin/fsck.c
index 70ff95837a..5d534cf218 100644
--- a/builtin/fsck.c
+++ b/builtin/fsck.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static void mark_unreachable_referents(const struct object_id *oid)
 		enum object_type type = oid_object_info(the_repository,
 							&obj->oid, NULL);
 		if (type > 0)
-			object_as_type(obj, type, 0);
+			object_as_type(obj, type);
 	}
 
 	options.walk = mark_used;
diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index c3bc6cbec4..918c7c7a66 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ struct commit *lookup_commit(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid)
 	struct object *obj = lookup_object(r, oid);
 	if (!obj)
 		return create_commit(r, oid);
-	return object_as_type(obj, OBJ_COMMIT, 0);
+	return object_as_type(obj, OBJ_COMMIT);
 }
 
 struct commit *lookup_commit_reference_by_name(const char *name)
diff --git a/object.c b/object.c
index f694db7e87..9f6f36707b 100644
--- a/object.c
+++ b/object.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ char* oid_is_type_or_die_msg(const struct object_id *oid,
 	return strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
 }
 
-void *object_as_type(struct object *obj, enum object_type type, int quiet)
+void *object_as_type(struct object *obj, enum object_type type)
 {
 	if (obj->type == type) {
 		return obj;
@@ -199,10 +199,9 @@ void *object_as_type(struct object *obj, enum object_type type, int quiet)
 			obj->type = type;
 		return obj;
 	} else {
-		if (!quiet)
-			error(_(object_type_mismatch_msg),
-			      oid_to_hex(&obj->oid),
-			      type_name(obj->type), type_name(type));
+		error(_(object_type_mismatch_msg),
+		      oid_to_hex(&obj->oid),
+		      type_name(obj->type), type_name(type));
 		return NULL;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/object.h b/object.h
index 7ae6407598..bb65a6cd5a 100644
--- a/object.h
+++ b/object.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ struct object *lookup_object(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid);
 
 void *create_object(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid, void *obj);
 
-void *object_as_type(struct object *obj, enum object_type type, int quiet);
+void *object_as_type(struct object *obj, enum object_type type);
 
 void oid_is_type_or_die(const struct object_id *oid, enum object_type want,
 			enum object_type *type);
diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c
index 261fd82beb..7f4ca3441c 100644
--- a/refs.c
+++ b/refs.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ enum peel_status peel_object(const struct object_id *name, struct object_id *oid
 
 	if (o->type == OBJ_NONE) {
 		int type = oid_object_info(the_repository, name, NULL);
-		if (type < 0 || !object_as_type(o, type, 0))
+		if (type < 0 || !object_as_type(o, type))
 			return PEEL_INVALID;
 	}
 
diff --git a/t/helper/test-reach.c b/t/helper/test-reach.c
index cda804ed79..c9fd74b21f 100644
--- a/t/helper/test-reach.c
+++ b/t/helper/test-reach.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int cmd__reach(int ac, const char **av)
 			die("failed to load commit for input %s resulting in oid %s\n",
 			    buf.buf, oid_to_hex(&oid));
 
-		c = object_as_type(peeled, OBJ_COMMIT, 0);
+		c = object_as_type(peeled, OBJ_COMMIT);
 
 		if (!c)
 			die("failed to load commit for input %s resulting in oid %s\n",
diff --git a/tag.c b/tag.c
index 1bd81bf1d1..25d79c3db3 100644
--- a/tag.c
+++ b/tag.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ struct tag *lookup_tag(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid)
 	struct object *obj = lookup_object(r, oid);
 	if (!obj)
 		return create_tag(r, oid);
-	return object_as_type(obj, OBJ_TAG, 0);
+	return object_as_type(obj, OBJ_TAG);
 }
 
 static timestamp_t parse_tag_date(const char *buf, const char *tail)
diff --git a/tree.c b/tree.c
index f1c6e8f647..fd3ad18051 100644
--- a/tree.c
+++ b/tree.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ struct tree *lookup_tree(struct repository *r, const struct object_id *oid)
 	struct object *obj = lookup_object(r, oid);
 	if (!obj)
 		return create_tree(r, oid);
-	return object_as_type(obj, OBJ_TREE, 0);
+	return object_as_type(obj, OBJ_TREE);
 }
 
 int parse_tree_buffer(struct tree *item, void *buffer, unsigned long size)
