diff --git a/builtin/cat-file.c b/builtin/cat-file.c
index d2ebaf1f5..54db1184a 100644
--- a/builtin/cat-file.c
+++ b/builtin/cat-file.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ static int batch_objects(struct batch_options *opt)
 	save_warning = warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity;
 	warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity = 0;
 
-	while (strbuf_getline_lf(&buf, stdin) != EOF) {
+	while (strbuf_getline(&buf, stdin) != EOF) {
 		if (data.split_on_whitespace) {
 			/*
 			 * Split at first whitespace, tying off the beginning
diff --git a/builtin/clone.c b/builtin/clone.c
index 81e238f73..bcba0805e 100644
--- a/builtin/clone.c
+++ b/builtin/clone.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ static void copy_alternates(struct strbuf *src, struct strbuf *dst,
 	FILE *in = fopen(src->buf, "r");
 	struct strbuf line = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	while (strbuf_getline_lf(&line, in) != EOF) {
+	while (strbuf_getline(&line, in) != EOF) {
 		char *abs_path;
 		if (!line.len || line.buf[0] == '#')
 			continue;
diff --git a/builtin/column.c b/builtin/column.c
index 40eab0859..33314b4d7 100644
--- a/builtin/column.c
+++ b/builtin/column.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ int cmd_column(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			die(_("--command must be the first argument"));
 	}
 	finalize_colopts(&colopts, -1);
-	while (!strbuf_getline_lf(&sb, stdin))
+	while (!strbuf_getline(&sb, stdin))
 		string_list_append(&list, sb.buf);
 
 	print_columns(&list, colopts, &copts);
diff --git a/builtin/grep.c b/builtin/grep.c
index 6c030dad6..8c516a954 100644
--- a/builtin/grep.c
+++ b/builtin/grep.c
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ static int file_callback(const struct option *opt, const char *arg, int unset)
 	patterns = from_stdin ? stdin : fopen(arg, "r");
 	if (!patterns)
 		die_errno(_("cannot open '%s'"), arg);
-	while (strbuf_getline_lf(&sb, patterns) == 0) {
+	while (strbuf_getline(&sb, patterns) == 0) {
 		/* ignore empty line like grep does */
 		if (sb.len == 0)
 			continue;
diff --git a/builtin/hash-object.c b/builtin/hash-object.c
index 3bc5ec1d2..ff20395c6 100644
--- a/builtin/hash-object.c
+++ b/builtin/hash-object.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static void hash_stdin_paths(const char *type, int no_filters, unsigned flags,
 {
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT, nbuf = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	while (strbuf_getline_lf(&buf, stdin) != EOF) {
+	while (strbuf_getline(&buf, stdin) != EOF) {
 		if (buf.buf[0] == '"') {
 			strbuf_reset(&nbuf);
 			if (unquote_c_style(&nbuf, buf.buf, NULL))
diff --git a/builtin/rev-parse.c b/builtin/rev-parse.c
index 0324abb74..bd16876df 100644
--- a/builtin/rev-parse.c
+++ b/builtin/rev-parse.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ static int cmd_parseopt(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 
 	/* get the usage up to the first line with a -- on it */
 	for (;;) {
-		if (strbuf_getline_lf(&sb, stdin) == EOF)
+		if (strbuf_getline(&sb, stdin) == EOF)
 			die("premature end of input");
 		ALLOC_GROW(usage, unb + 1, usz);
 		if (!strcmp("--", sb.buf)) {
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static int cmd_parseopt(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 	}
 
 	/* parse: (<short>|<short>,<long>|<long>)[*=?!]*<arghint>? SP+ <help> */
-	while (strbuf_getline_lf(&sb, stdin) != EOF) {
+	while (strbuf_getline(&sb, stdin) != EOF) {
 		const char *s;
 		const char *help;
 		struct option *o;
diff --git a/builtin/send-pack.c b/builtin/send-pack.c
index 8f9f4f148..5b9dd6a9d 100644
--- a/builtin/send-pack.c
+++ b/builtin/send-pack.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ int cmd_send_pack(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 				argv_array_push(&all_refspecs, buf);
 		} else {
 			struct strbuf line = STRBUF_INIT;
-			while (strbuf_getline_lf(&line, stdin) != EOF)
+			while (strbuf_getline(&line, stdin) != EOF)
 				argv_array_push(&all_refspecs, line.buf);
 			strbuf_release(&line);
 		}
diff --git a/ident.c b/ident.c
index 9dd3ae345..3da555634 100644
--- a/ident.c
+++ b/ident.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int add_mailname_host(struct strbuf *buf)
 				strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (strbuf_getline_lf(&mailnamebuf, mailname) == EOF) {
+	if (strbuf_getline(&mailnamebuf, mailname) == EOF) {
 		if (ferror(mailname))
 			warning("cannot read /etc/mailname: %s",
 				strerror(errno));
diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
index f19569385..7d61dabeb 100644
--- a/remote.c
+++ b/remote.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static void read_remotes_file(struct remote *remote)
 	if (!f)
 		return;
 	remote->origin = REMOTE_REMOTES;
-	while (strbuf_getline_lf(&buf, f) != EOF) {
+	while (strbuf_getline(&buf, f) != EOF) {
 		const char *v;
 
 		strbuf_rtrim(&buf);
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index 0a282f533..8df4e117f 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -1635,10 +1635,7 @@ static void append_prune_data(struct cmdline_pathspec *prune, const char **av)
 static void read_pathspec_from_stdin(struct rev_info *revs, struct strbuf *sb,
 				     struct cmdline_pathspec *prune)
 {
-	while (strbuf_getwholeline(sb, stdin, '\n') != EOF) {
-		int len = sb->len;
-		if (len && sb->buf[len - 1] == '\n')
-			sb->buf[--len] = '\0';
+	while (strbuf_getline(sb, stdin) != EOF) {
 		ALLOC_GROW(prune->path, prune->nr + 1, prune->alloc);
 		prune->path[prune->nr++] = xstrdup(sb->buf);
 	}
@@ -1655,10 +1652,8 @@ static void read_revisions_from_stdin(struct rev_info *revs,
 	warn_on_object_refname_ambiguity = 0;
 
 	strbuf_init(&sb, 1000);
-	while (strbuf_getwholeline(&sb, stdin, '\n') != EOF) {
+	while (strbuf_getline(&sb, stdin) != EOF) {
 		int len = sb.len;
-		if (len && sb.buf[len - 1] == '\n')
-			sb.buf[--len] = '\0';
 		if (!len)
 			break;
 		if (sb.buf[0] == '-') {
diff --git a/sha1_file.c b/sha1_file.c
index 86b5e8cf7..aab1872b4 100644
--- a/sha1_file.c
+++ b/sha1_file.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ void add_to_alternates_file(const char *reference)
 		struct strbuf line = STRBUF_INIT;
 		int found = 0;
 
-		while (strbuf_getline_lf(&line, in) != EOF) {
+		while (strbuf_getline(&line, in) != EOF) {
 			if (!strcmp(reference, line.buf)) {
 				found = 1;
 				break;
diff --git a/test-sha1-array.c b/test-sha1-array.c
index 700f3f342..60ea1d5f1 100644
--- a/test-sha1-array.c
+++ b/test-sha1-array.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	struct sha1_array array = SHA1_ARRAY_INIT;
 	struct strbuf line = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	while (strbuf_getline_lf(&line, stdin) != EOF) {
+	while (strbuf_getline(&line, stdin) != EOF) {
 		const char *arg;
 		unsigned char sha1[20];
 
diff --git a/transport-helper.c b/transport-helper.c
index e45d88f1d..a6bff8b30 100644
--- a/transport-helper.c
+++ b/transport-helper.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static int recvline_fh(FILE *helper, struct strbuf *buffer, const char *name)
 	strbuf_reset(buffer);
 	if (debug)
 		fprintf(stderr, "Debug: Remote helper: Waiting...\n");
-	if (strbuf_getline_lf(buffer, helper) == EOF) {
+	if (strbuf_getline(buffer, helper) == EOF) {
 		if (debug)
 			fprintf(stderr, "Debug: Remote helper quit.\n");
 		return 1;