1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/diff.c b/diff.c
index efa8d9773c..915317025f 100644
--- a/diff.c
+++ b/diff.c
@@ -3530,7 +3530,6 @@ static int set_diff_algorithm(struct diff_options *opts,
 		return -1;
 
 	/* clear out previous settings */
-	DIFF_XDL_CLR(opts, NEED_MINIMAL);
 	opts->xdl_opts &= ~XDF_DIFF_ALGORITHM_MASK;
 	opts->xdl_opts |= value;