1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/Git.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/Git.java
index 400a7dfe48..835e7b5fd2 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/Git.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/Git.java
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
  */
 package org.eclipse.jgit.api;
 
+import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
+
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
@@ -220,9 +222,7 @@ public class Git implements AutoCloseable {
 	}
 
 	Git(Repository repo, boolean closeRepo) {
-		if (repo == null)
-			throw new NullPointerException();
-		this.repo = repo;
+		this.repo = requireNonNull(repo);
 		this.closeRepo = closeRepo;
 	}