diff --git a/lfs/diff_index_scanner.go b/lfs/diff_index_scanner.go
index d5e54fd9..717cdecf 100644
--- a/lfs/diff_index_scanner.go
+++ b/lfs/diff_index_scanner.go
@@ -99,19 +99,19 @@ type DiffIndexScanner struct {
 // If any error was encountered in starting the command or closing its `stdin`,
 // that error will be returned immediately. Otherwise, a `*DiffIndexScanner`
 // will be returned with a `nil` error.
-func NewDiffIndexScanner(ref string, cached bool) (*DiffIndexScanner, *wrappedCmd, error) {
+func NewDiffIndexScanner(ref string, cached bool) (*DiffIndexScanner, error) {
 	cmd, err := startCommand("git", diffIndexCmdArgs(ref, cached)...)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, cmd, errors.Wrap(err, "diff-index")
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "diff-index")
 	}
 
 	if err = cmd.Stdin.Close(); err != nil {
-		return nil, cmd, errors.Wrap(err, "diff-index: close")
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "diff-index: close")
 	}
 
 	return &DiffIndexScanner{
 		from: bufio.NewScanner(cmd.Stdout),
-	}, cmd, nil
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // diffIndexCmdArgs returns a string slice containing the arguments necessary
diff --git a/lfs/gitscanner_index.go b/lfs/gitscanner_index.go
index f968eeea..8c98411e 100644
--- a/lfs/gitscanner_index.go
+++ b/lfs/gitscanner_index.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func scanIndex(cb GitScannerFoundPointer, ref string) error {
 // for in the indexf. It returns a channel from which sha1 strings can be read.
 // The namMap will be filled indexFile pointers mapping sha1s to indexFiles.
 func revListIndex(atRef string, cache bool, indexMap *indexFileMap) (*StringChannelWrapper, error) {
-	scanner, cmd, err := NewDiffIndexScanner(atRef, cache)
+	scanner, err := NewDiffIndexScanner(atRef, cache)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -138,8 +138,6 @@ func revListIndex(atRef string, cache bool, indexMap *indexFileMap) (*StringChan
 			errs <- err
 		}
 
-		cmd.Wait()
-
 		close(revs)
 		close(errs)
 	}()