diff --git a/gclient_scm.py b/gclient_scm.py
index b64bf2686..e2a0bdd65 100644
--- a/gclient_scm.py
+++ b/gclient_scm.py
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ class GitWrapper(SCMWrapper):
       # to stdout
       print('')
 
-    clone_cmd = ['clone', '--progress']
+    clone_cmd = ['clone']
     if revision.startswith('refs/heads/'):
       clone_cmd.extend(['-b', revision.replace('refs/heads/', '')])
       detach_head = False
@@ -510,20 +510,9 @@ class GitWrapper(SCMWrapper):
     if not os.path.exists(parent_dir):
       os.makedirs(parent_dir)
 
-    percent_re = re.compile('.* ([0-9]{1,2})% .*')
-    def _GitFilter(line):
-      # git uses an escape sequence to clear the line; elide it.
-      esc = line.find(unichr(033))
-      if esc > -1:
-        line = line[:esc]
-      match = percent_re.match(line)
-      if not match or not int(match.group(1)) % 10:
-        print '%s' % line
-
     for _ in range(3):
       try:
-        self._Run(clone_cmd, options, cwd=self._root_dir, filter_fn=_GitFilter,
-                  print_stdout=False)
+        self._Run(clone_cmd, options, cwd=self._root_dir)
         break
       except subprocess2.CalledProcessError, e:
         # Too bad we don't have access to the actual output yet.
@@ -690,11 +679,8 @@ class GitWrapper(SCMWrapper):
 
   def _Run(self, args, options, **kwargs):
     kwargs.setdefault('cwd', self.checkout_path)
-    kwargs.setdefault('print_stdout', True)
-    stdout = kwargs.get('stdout', sys.stdout)
-    stdout.write('\n________ running \'%s\' in \'%s\'\n' % (
-                 ' '.join(args), kwargs['cwd']))
-    gclient_utils.CheckCallAndFilter(['git'] + args, **kwargs)
+    gclient_utils.CheckCallAndFilterAndHeader(['git'] + args,
+        always=options.verbose, **kwargs)
 
 
 class SVNWrapper(SCMWrapper):
diff --git a/gclient_utils.py b/gclient_utils.py
index 7404f37ae..2402519a3 100644
--- a/gclient_utils.py
+++ b/gclient_utils.py
@@ -358,9 +358,6 @@ def CheckCallAndFilter(args, stdout=None, filter_fn=None,
           else:
             filter_fn(in_line)
             in_line = ''
-        else:
-          filter_fn(in_line)
-          in_line = ''
         in_byte = kid.stdout.read(1)
       # Flush the rest of buffered output. This is only an issue with
       # stdout/stderr not ending with a \n.