diff --git a/builtin/rebase.c b/builtin/rebase.c
index 669690f966..7551f95059 100644
--- a/builtin/rebase.c
+++ b/builtin/rebase.c
@@ -699,8 +699,8 @@ static int rebase_write_basic_state(struct rebase_options *opts)
 		   opts->onto ? oid_to_hex(&opts->onto->object.oid) : "");
 	write_file(state_dir_path("orig-head", opts), "%s",
 		   oid_to_hex(&opts->orig_head));
-	write_file(state_dir_path("quiet", opts), "%s",
-		   opts->flags & REBASE_NO_QUIET ? "" : "t");
+	if (!(opts->flags & REBASE_NO_QUIET))
+		write_file(state_dir_path("quiet", opts), "%s", "");
 	if (opts->flags & REBASE_VERBOSE)
 		write_file(state_dir_path("verbose", opts), "%s", "");
 	if (opts->strategy)
@@ -1153,8 +1153,6 @@ static int run_specific_rebase(struct rebase_options *opts, enum action action)
 	add_var(&script_snippet, "revisions", opts->revisions);
 	add_var(&script_snippet, "restrict_revision", opts->restrict_revision ?
 		oid_to_hex(&opts->restrict_revision->object.oid) : NULL);
-	add_var(&script_snippet, "GIT_QUIET",
-		opts->flags & REBASE_NO_QUIET ? "" : "t");
 	sq_quote_argv_pretty(&buf, opts->git_am_opts.argv);
 	add_var(&script_snippet, "git_am_opt", buf.buf);
 	strbuf_release(&buf);
diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index fdb8f91fbc..f475d2a3b1 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -2570,8 +2570,6 @@ static void write_strategy_opts(struct replay_opts *opts)
 int write_basic_state(struct replay_opts *opts, const char *head_name,
 		      struct commit *onto, const char *orig_head)
 {
-	const char *quiet = getenv("GIT_QUIET");
-
 	if (head_name)
 		write_file(rebase_path_head_name(), "%s\n", head_name);
 	if (onto)
@@ -2580,8 +2578,8 @@ int write_basic_state(struct replay_opts *opts, const char *head_name,
 	if (orig_head)
 		write_file(rebase_path_orig_head(), "%s\n", orig_head);
 
-	if (quiet)
-		write_file(rebase_path_quiet(), "%s\n", quiet);
+	if (opts->quiet)
+		write_file(rebase_path_quiet(), "%s", "");
 	if (opts->verbose)
 		write_file(rebase_path_verbose(), "%s", "");
 	if (opts->strategy)