5 files changed, 15 insertions, 53 deletions
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs
index 102c9fd2554..bb07d478f71 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/compile.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::Stdio;
 use std::{env, fs, str};
 
+use build_helper::git::get_closest_merge_commit;
 use serde_derive::Deserialize;
 
 use crate::core::build_steps::tool::SourceType;
@@ -26,8 +27,7 @@ use crate::core::builder::{
 use crate::core::config::{DebuginfoLevel, LlvmLibunwind, RustcLto, TargetSelection};
 use crate::utils::exec::command;
 use crate::utils::helpers::{
-    self, exe, get_clang_cl_resource_dir, get_closest_merge_base_commit, is_debug_info, is_dylib,
-    symlink_dir, t, up_to_date,
+    self, exe, get_clang_cl_resource_dir, is_debug_info, is_dylib, symlink_dir, t, up_to_date,
 };
 use crate::{CLang, Compiler, DependencyType, GitRepo, Mode, LLVM_TOOLS};
 
@@ -127,13 +127,9 @@ impl Step for Std {
         // the `rust.download-rustc=true` option.
         let force_recompile =
             if builder.rust_info().is_managed_git_subrepository() && builder.download_rustc() {
-                let closest_merge_commit = get_closest_merge_base_commit(
-                    Some(&builder.src),
-                    &builder.config.git_config(),
-                    &builder.config.stage0_metadata.config.git_merge_commit_email,
-                    &[],
-                )
-                .unwrap();
+                let closest_merge_commit =
+                    get_closest_merge_commit(Some(&builder.src), &builder.config.git_config(), &[])
+                        .unwrap();
 
                 // Check if `library` has changes (returns false otherwise)
                 !t!(helpers::git(Some(&builder.src))
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/llvm.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/llvm.rs
index 442638d3203..94b03b1b138 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/llvm.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/llvm.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use std::sync::OnceLock;
 use std::{env, io};
 
 use build_helper::ci::CiEnv;
+use build_helper::git::get_closest_merge_commit;
 
 use crate::core::builder::{Builder, RunConfig, ShouldRun, Step};
 use crate::core::config::{Config, TargetSelection};
@@ -153,10 +154,9 @@ pub fn prebuilt_llvm_config(builder: &Builder<'_>, target: TargetSelection) -> L
 /// This retrieves the LLVM sha we *want* to use, according to git history.
 pub(crate) fn detect_llvm_sha(config: &Config, is_git: bool) -> String {
     let llvm_sha = if is_git {
-        helpers::get_closest_merge_base_commit(
+        get_closest_merge_commit(
             Some(&config.src),
             &config.git_config(),
-            &config.stage0_metadata.config.git_merge_commit_email,
             &[
                 config.src.join("src/llvm-project"),
                 config.src.join("src/bootstrap/download-ci-llvm-stamp"),
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs
index 3c2d791c209..a437f829ba5 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/tool.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::{env, fs};
 
+use build_helper::git::get_closest_merge_commit;
+
 use crate::core::build_steps::compile;
 use crate::core::build_steps::toolstate::ToolState;
 use crate::core::builder;
@@ -8,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::core::builder::{Builder, Cargo as CargoCommand, RunConfig, ShouldRun,
 use crate::core::config::TargetSelection;
 use crate::utils::channel::GitInfo;
 use crate::utils::exec::{command, BootstrapCommand};
-use crate::utils::helpers::{add_dylib_path, exe, get_closest_merge_base_commit, git, t};
+use crate::utils::helpers::{add_dylib_path, exe, git, t};
 use crate::{gha, Compiler, Kind, Mode};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -576,10 +578,9 @@ impl Step for Rustdoc {
             && target_compiler.stage > 0
             && builder.rust_info().is_managed_git_subrepository()
         {
-            let commit = get_closest_merge_base_commit(
+            let commit = get_closest_merge_commit(
                 Some(&builder.config.src),
                 &builder.config.git_config(),
-                &builder.config.stage0_metadata.config.git_merge_commit_email,
                 &[],
             )
             .unwrap();
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/core/config/config.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/core/config/config.rs
index 646e76d46b6..9be4f59bfbb 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/core/config/config.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/core/config/config.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ use std::sync::OnceLock;
 use std::{cmp, env, fs};
 
 use build_helper::exit;
-use build_helper::git::{output_result, GitConfig};
+use build_helper::git::{get_closest_merge_commit, output_result, GitConfig};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer};
 use serde_derive::Deserialize;
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub use crate::core::config::flags::Subcommand;
 use crate::core::config::flags::{Color, Flags, Warnings};
 use crate::utils::cache::{Interned, INTERNER};
 use crate::utils::channel::{self, GitInfo};
-use crate::utils::helpers::{self, exe, get_closest_merge_base_commit, output, t};
+use crate::utils::helpers::{self, exe, output, t};
 
 macro_rules! check_ci_llvm {
     ($name:expr) => {
@@ -2686,13 +2686,7 @@ impl Config {
 
         // Look for a version to compare to based on the current commit.
         // Only commits merged by bors will have CI artifacts.
-        let commit = get_closest_merge_base_commit(
-            Some(&self.src),
-            &self.git_config(),
-            &self.stage0_metadata.config.git_merge_commit_email,
-            &[],
-        )
-        .unwrap();
+        let commit = get_closest_merge_commit(Some(&self.src), &self.git_config(), &[]).unwrap();
         if commit.is_empty() {
             println!("ERROR: could not find commit hash for downloading rustc");
             println!("HELP: maybe your repository history is too shallow?");
@@ -2783,13 +2777,7 @@ impl Config {
     ) -> Option<String> {
         // Look for a version to compare to based on the current commit.
         // Only commits merged by bors will have CI artifacts.
-        let commit = get_closest_merge_base_commit(
-            Some(&self.src),
-            &self.git_config(),
-            &self.stage0_metadata.config.git_merge_commit_email,
-            &[],
-        )
-        .unwrap();
+        let commit = get_closest_merge_commit(Some(&self.src), &self.git_config(), &[]).unwrap();
         if commit.is_empty() {
             println!("error: could not find commit hash for downloading components from CI");
             println!("help: maybe your repository history is too shallow?");
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/helpers.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/helpers.rs
index a856c99ff55..beb3c5fb098 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/helpers.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/helpers.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ use std::sync::OnceLock;
 use std::time::{Instant, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
 use std::{env, fs, io, str};
 
-use build_helper::git::{get_git_merge_base, output_result, GitConfig};
 use build_helper::util::fail;
 
 use crate::core::builder::Builder;
@@ -523,28 +522,6 @@ pub fn git(source_dir: Option<&Path>) -> BootstrapCommand {
     git
 }
 
-/// Returns the closest commit available from upstream for the given `author` and `target_paths`.
-///
-/// If it fails to find the commit from upstream using `git merge-base`, fallbacks to HEAD.
-pub fn get_closest_merge_base_commit(
-    source_dir: Option<&Path>,
-    config: &GitConfig<'_>,
-    author: &str,
-    target_paths: &[PathBuf],
-) -> Result<String, String> {
-    let mut git = git(source_dir);
-
-    let merge_base = get_git_merge_base(config, source_dir).unwrap_or_else(|_| "HEAD".into());
-
-    git.args(["rev-list", &format!("--author={author}"), "-n1", "--first-parent", &merge_base]);
-
-    if !target_paths.is_empty() {
-        git.arg("--").args(target_paths);
-    }
-
-    Ok(output_result(git.as_command_mut())?.trim().to_owned())
-}
-
 /// Sets the file times for a given file at `path`.
 pub fn set_file_times<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P, times: fs::FileTimes) -> io::Result<()> {
     // Windows requires file to be writable to modify file times. But on Linux CI the file does not