diff --git a/pkg/mirror/example_noworktree_test.go b/pkg/mirror/example_noworktree_test.go
index 36d529c..5957d90 100644
--- a/pkg/mirror/example_noworktree_test.go
+++ b/pkg/mirror/example_noworktree_test.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ repositories:
 	}
 	fmt.Println("last commit hash at main", "hash", hash)
 
-	msg, err := repos.LogMsg(ctx, "https://github.com/utilitywarehouse/git-mirror.git", "main", "")
+	msg, err := repos.Subject(ctx, "https://github.com/utilitywarehouse/git-mirror.git", "main")
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/mirror/example_worktree_test.go b/pkg/mirror/example_worktree_test.go
index 628d38b..2b1c3c5 100644
--- a/pkg/mirror/example_worktree_test.go
+++ b/pkg/mirror/example_worktree_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ repositories:
 	}
 	fmt.Println("last commit hash at main", "hash", hash)
 
-	msg, err := repos.LogMsg(ctx, "https://github.com/utilitywarehouse/git-mirror.git", "main", "")
+	msg, err := repos.Subject(ctx, "https://github.com/utilitywarehouse/git-mirror.git", "main")
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/mirror/repo_pool.go b/pkg/mirror/repo_pool.go
index cf38a17..20914aa 100644
--- a/pkg/mirror/repo_pool.go
+++ b/pkg/mirror/repo_pool.go
@@ -158,15 +158,6 @@ func (rp *RepoPool) Hash(ctx context.Context, remote, ref, path string) (string,
 	return repo.Hash(ctx, ref, path)
 }
 
-// LogMsg is wrapper around repositories LogMsg method
-func (rp *RepoPool) LogMsg(ctx context.Context, remote, ref, path string) (string, error) {
-	repo, err := rp.Repository(remote)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return repo.LogMsg(ctx, ref, path)
-}
-
 // Subject is wrapper around repositories Subject method
 func (rp *RepoPool) Subject(ctx context.Context, remote, hash string) (string, error) {
 	repo, err := rp.Repository(remote)
diff --git a/pkg/mirror/repository.go b/pkg/mirror/repository.go
index 04bc761..a7e93ce 100644
--- a/pkg/mirror/repository.go
+++ b/pkg/mirror/repository.go
@@ -168,24 +168,6 @@ func (r *Repository) Hash(ctx context.Context, ref, path string) (string, error)
 	return r.hash(ctx, ref, path)
 }
 
-// LogMsg returns the formatted log subject with author info of the given
-// revision and for the path if specified.
-func (r *Repository) LogMsg(ctx context.Context, ref, path string) (string, error) {
-	r.lock.RLock()
-	defer r.lock.RUnlock()
-
-	args := []string{"log", `--pretty=format:'%s (%an)'`, "-n", "1", ref}
-	if path != "" {
-		args = append(args, "--", path)
-	}
-	// git log --pretty=format:'%s (%an)' -n 1 <ref> [-- <path>]
-	msg, err := runGitCommand(ctx, r.log, r.envs, r.dir, args...)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return strings.Trim(msg, "'"), nil
-}
-
 // Subject returns commit subject of given commit hash
 func (r *Repository) Subject(ctx context.Context, hash string) (string, error) {
 	r.lock.RLock()
diff --git a/pkg/mirror/z_e2e_test.go b/pkg/mirror/z_e2e_test.go
index 859064e..5cffebb 100644
--- a/pkg/mirror/z_e2e_test.go
+++ b/pkg/mirror/z_e2e_test.go
@@ -769,12 +769,6 @@ func Test_commit_hash_msg(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, err := repo.Hash(txtCtx, otherBranch, "dir1"); err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected success for non-existent branch:%s", otherBranch)
 	}
-	if _, err := repo.LogMsg(txtCtx, otherBranch, ""); err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected success for non-existent branch:%s", otherBranch)
-	}
-	if _, err := repo.LogMsg(txtCtx, otherBranch, "dir1"); err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected success for non-existent branch:%s", otherBranch)
-	}
 }
 
 func Test_commit_hash_files_merge(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1398,17 +1392,6 @@ func Test_RepoPool_Success(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("remote2 hash mismatch got:%s want:%s", got, fileU2SHA2)
 	}
 
-	if got, err := rp.LogMsg(txtCtx, remote1, "HEAD", ""); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected err:%s", err)
-	} else if !strings.Contains(got, t.Name()+"-u1-main-2") {
-		t.Errorf("remote1 commit msg mismatch got:%s want:%s", got, t.Name()+"-u1-main-2")
-	}
-	if got, err := rp.LogMsg(txtCtx, remote2, "HEAD", ""); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected err:%s", err)
-	} else if !strings.Contains(got, t.Name()+"-u2-main-2") {
-		t.Errorf("remote2 commit msg mismatch got:%s want:%s", got, t.Name()+"-u2-main-2")
-	}
-
 	// after mirror we should expect a symlink at root and a file with test function name
 	assertLinkedFile(t, root, "link1", "file", t.Name()+"-u1-main-2")
 	assertLinkedFile(t, root, "link3", "file", t.Name()+"-u1-main-2")
@@ -1452,17 +1435,6 @@ func Test_RepoPool_Success(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("remote2 hash mismatch got:%s want:%s", got, fileU2SHA1)
 	}
 
-	if got, err := rp.LogMsg(txtCtx, remote1, "HEAD", ""); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected err:%s", err)
-	} else if !strings.Contains(got, t.Name()+"-u1-main-1") {
-		t.Errorf("remote1 commit msg mismatch got:%s want:%s", got, t.Name()+"-u1-main-1")
-	}
-	if got, err := rp.LogMsg(txtCtx, remote2, "HEAD", ""); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected err:%s", err)
-	} else if !strings.Contains(got, t.Name()+"-u2-main-1") {
-		t.Errorf("remote2 commit msg mismatch got:%s want:%s", got, t.Name()+"-u2-main-1")
-	}
-
 	// after mirror we should expect a symlink at root and a file with test function name
 	assertLinkedFile(t, root, "link1", "file", t.Name()+"-u1-main-1")
 	assertLinkedFile(t, root, "link3", "file", t.Name()+"-u1-main-1")
@@ -1575,11 +1547,6 @@ func Test_RepoPool_Error(t *testing.T) {
 	} else if err != ErrNotExist {
 		t.Errorf("error mismatch got:%s want:%s", err, ErrNotExist)
 	}
-	if _, err := rp.LogMsg(context.Background(), nonExistingRemote, "HEAD", ""); err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected success for non existing repo")
-	} else if err != ErrNotExist {
-		t.Errorf("error mismatch got:%s want:%s", err, ErrNotExist)
-	}
 	if _, err := rp.Clone(context.Background(), nonExistingRemote, testTmpDir, "HEAD", "", false); err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected success for non existing repo")
 	} else if err != ErrNotExist {
@@ -1719,22 +1686,13 @@ func assertCommitLog(t *testing.T, repo *Repository,
 	ref, path, wantSHA, wantSub string,
 	wantChangedFiles []string) {
 	t.Helper()
-	var wantMsg string
 	// add user info
-	if wantSub != "" {
-		wantMsg = fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s)", wantSub, testGitUser)
-	}
 	gotHash, err := repo.Hash(txtCtx, ref, path)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	} else if gotHash != wantSHA {
 		t.Errorf("ref '%s' on path '%s' SHA mismatch got:%s want:%s", ref, path, gotHash, wantSHA)
 	}
-	if got, err := repo.LogMsg(txtCtx, ref, path); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	} else if got != wantMsg {
-		t.Errorf("ref '%s' on path '%s' Msg mismatch got:%s want:%s", ref, path, got, wantMsg)
-	}
 
 	if wantSHA == "" {
 		return