diff --git a/midx.c b/midx.c
index c92a6c47be..4f4aa351e6 100644
--- a/midx.c
+++ b/midx.c
@@ -808,7 +808,6 @@ static int write_midx_internal(const char *object_dir, struct multi_pack_index *
 	uint64_t header_size = 0;
 	uint32_t chunk_ids[MIDX_MAX_CHUNKS + 1];
 	uint64_t chunk_offsets[MIDX_MAX_CHUNKS + 1];
-	struct progress *progress = NULL;
 	int pack_name_concat_len = 0;
 	int dropped_packs = 0;
 	int result = 0;
@@ -976,9 +975,6 @@ static int write_midx_internal(const char *object_dir, struct multi_pack_index *
 		hashwrite_be64(f, chunk_offsets[i]);
 	}
 
-	if (flags & MIDX_PROGRESS)
-		progress = start_delayed_progress(_("Writing chunks to multi-pack-index"),
-					  num_chunks);
 	for (i = 0; i < num_chunks; i++) {
 		if (f->total + f->offset != chunk_offsets[i])
 			BUG("incorrect chunk offset (%"PRIu64" != %"PRIu64") for chunk id %"PRIx32,
@@ -1011,10 +1007,7 @@ static int write_midx_internal(const char *object_dir, struct multi_pack_index *
 				BUG("trying to write unknown chunk id %"PRIx32,
 				    chunk_ids[i]);
 		}
-
-		display_progress(progress, i + 1);
 	}
-	stop_progress(&progress);
 
 	if (hashfile_total(f) != chunk_offsets[num_chunks])
 		BUG("incorrect final offset %"PRIu64" != %"PRIu64,