diff --git a/src/cinnabar-fast-import.c b/src/cinnabar-fast-import.c
index accdea869..a9d112675 100644
--- a/src/cinnabar-fast-import.c
+++ b/src/cinnabar-fast-import.c
@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@ static void init(void)
 	atexit(locked_rollback);
 }
 
-extern void dump_ref_updates(void);
-
 static void cleanup(void)
 {
 	if (!initialized)
@@ -182,7 +180,6 @@ static void cleanup(void)
 				NULL);
 			commit_shallow_file(the_repository, &shallow_lock);
 		}
-		dump_ref_updates();
 	}
 
 	unkeep_all_packs();
diff --git a/src/cinnabar-helper.c b/src/cinnabar-helper.c
index 74da70882..a34b7ef93 100644
--- a/src/cinnabar-helper.c
+++ b/src/cinnabar-helper.c
@@ -473,8 +473,6 @@ unsigned int replace_map_tablesize(void)
 
 extern void init_metadata(struct commit *c);
 
-void dump_ref_updates(void);
-
 extern void reset_changeset_heads(void);
 extern void reset_manifest_heads(void);
 
@@ -485,8 +483,6 @@ void do_reload(struct object_id *oid)
 	done_cinnabar();
 	hashmap_init(&git_tree_cache, oid_map_entry_cmp, NULL, 0);
 
-	dump_ref_updates();
-
 	reset_replace_map();
 	if (oid) {
 		if (!is_null_oid(oid)) {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ae7ebf47f..27d16727a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -188,8 +188,7 @@ extern "C" {
 static REF_UPDATES: Lazy<Mutex<HashMap<Box<BStr>, CommitId>>> =
     Lazy::new(|| Mutex::new(HashMap::new()));
 
-#[no_mangle]
-unsafe extern "C" fn dump_ref_updates() {
+fn dump_ref_updates() {
     let mut transaction = RefTransaction::new().unwrap();
     for (refname, oid) in REF_UPDATES.lock().unwrap().drain() {
         let refname = OsStr::from_bytes(&refname);
@@ -4579,6 +4578,8 @@ fn git_remote_hg(remote: OsString, mut url: OsString) -> Result<c_int, String> {
             _ => panic!("unknown command: {}", cmd.as_bstr()),
         }
     }
+    // See comment in remote_helper_tags_list.
+    dump_ref_updates();
     Ok(0)
 }