diff --git a/src/etc/tidy.py b/src/etc/tidy.py
index 4202950d259..eff967bf6ce 100644
--- a/src/etc/tidy.py
+++ b/src/etc/tidy.py
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python
 
-import sys, fileinput, subprocess
+import sys, fileinput
 
 err=0
 cols=78
 
-config_proc=subprocess.Popen([ "git", "config", "core.autocrlf" ],
-    stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-result=config_proc.communicate()[0]
-autocrlf=result.strip() == b"true" if result is not None else False
-
 def report_err(s):
     global err
     print("%s:%d: %s" % (fileinput.filename(), fileinput.filelineno(), s))
@@ -19,11 +14,10 @@ for line in fileinput.input(openhook=fileinput.hook_encoded("utf-8")):
     if line.find('\t') != -1 and fileinput.filename().find("Makefile") == -1:
         report_err("tab character")
 
-    if not autocrlf and line.find('\r') != -1:
+    if line.find('\r') != -1:
         report_err("CR character")
 
-    line_len = len(line)-2 if autocrlf else len(line)-1
-    if line_len > cols:
+    if len(line)-1 > cols:
         report_err("line longer than %d chars" % cols)