diff --git a/hggit/hgrepo.py b/hggit/hgrepo.py
index 0e4fd1b19f..de966c8280 100644
--- a/hggit/hgrepo.py
+++ b/hggit/hgrepo.py
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ def generate_repo_subclass(baseclass):
     class hgrepo(baseclass):
         def pull(self, remote, heads=None, force=False):
             if isinstance(remote, gitrepo):
-                git = GitHandler(self, self.ui)
-                return git.fetch(remote.path, heads)
+                return self.githandler.fetch(remote.path, heads)
             else: #pragma: no cover
                 return super(hgrepo, self).pull(remote, heads, force)