diff --git a/git/command.go b/git/command.go
index b68b59525..8065ffd86 100644
--- a/git/command.go
+++ b/git/command.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"os/exec"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/cli/cli/v2/internal/run"
 )
@@ -49,10 +48,6 @@ func (gc *Command) Output() ([]byte, error) {
 			ge.Stderr = string(exitError.Stderr)
 			ge.ExitCode = exitError.ExitCode()
 		}
-
-		if strings.Contains(ge.Stderr, "fatal: not a git repository") {
-			ge.err = ErrNoGitRepository
-		}
 		err = &ge
 	}
 	return out, err
diff --git a/git/command_test.go b/git/command_test.go
index 15fd291fc..033492e01 100644
--- a/git/command_test.go
+++ b/git/command_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func TestOutput(t *testing.T) {
 		exitCode int
 		stdout   string
 		stderr   string
-		wantErr  error
+		wantErr  *GitError
 	}{
 		{
 			name:     "successful command",
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ func TestOutput(t *testing.T) {
 			stdout:   "",
 			stderr:   "fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git",
 			exitCode: 128,
-			wantErr:  ErrNoGitRepository,
+			wantErr: &GitError{
+				ExitCode: 128,
+				Stderr:   "fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git",
+				err:      &exec.ExitError{},
+			},
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -50,7 +54,9 @@ func TestOutput(t *testing.T) {
 				require.Error(t, err)
 				var gitError *GitError
 				require.ErrorAs(t, err, &gitError)
-				assert.Equal(t, tt.wantErr, gitError.err)
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.wantErr.ExitCode, gitError.ExitCode)
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.wantErr.Stderr, gitError.Stderr)
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.wantErr.Error(), gitError.Error())
 			} else {
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 			}
diff --git a/git/errors.go b/git/errors.go
index 9d433e906..a3f1645aa 100644
--- a/git/errors.go
+++ b/git/errors.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 
 // ErrNotOnAnyBranch indicates that the user is in detached HEAD state.
 var ErrNotOnAnyBranch = errors.New("git: not on any branch")
-var ErrNoGitRepository = errors.New("git: not in a git repository")
 
 type NotInstalled struct {
 	message string