diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index b80a45281ccf4234b685954651db4249201e60db..9ed36c7db5ee0d2e820a01b27507c4ab0afe9663 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -361,21 +361,6 @@ struct commit_list *commit_list_insert(struct commit *item, struct commit_list *
 	return new_list;
 }
 
-void commit_list_reverse(struct commit_list **list_p)
-{
-	struct commit_list *prev = NULL, *curr = *list_p, *next;
-
-	if (!list_p)
-		return;
-	while (curr) {
-		next = curr->next;
-		curr->next = prev;
-		prev = curr;
-		curr = next;
-	}
-	*list_p = prev;
-}
-
 unsigned commit_list_count(const struct commit_list *l)
 {
 	unsigned c = 0;
@@ -1214,3 +1199,30 @@ struct commit *get_merge_parent(const char *name)
 	}
 	return commit;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Append a commit to the end of the commit_list.
+ *
+ * next starts by pointing to the variable that holds the head of an
+ * empty commit_list, and is updated to point to the "next" field of
+ * the last item on the list as new commits are appended.
+ *
+ * Usage example:
+ *
+ *     struct commit_list *list;
+ *     struct commit_list **next = &list;
+ *
+ *     next = commit_list_append(c1, next);
+ *     next = commit_list_append(c2, next);
+ *     assert(commit_list_count(list) == 2);
+ *     return list;
+ */
+struct commit_list **commit_list_append(struct commit *commit,
+					struct commit_list **next)
+{
+	struct commit_list *new = xmalloc(sizeof(struct commit_list));
+	new->item = commit;
+	*next = new;
+	new->next = NULL;
+	return &new->next;
+}
diff --git a/commit.h b/commit.h
index f8d250d6f64cacf463d7fd9525759978f008bcca..ccaa20b2621bd3856f7eafbe1193a20326278ae3 100644
--- a/commit.h
+++ b/commit.h
@@ -53,11 +53,12 @@ int find_commit_subject(const char *commit_buffer, const char **subject);
 
 struct commit_list *commit_list_insert(struct commit *item,
 					struct commit_list **list);
+struct commit_list **commit_list_append(struct commit *commit,
+					struct commit_list **next);
 unsigned commit_list_count(const struct commit_list *l);
 struct commit_list *commit_list_insert_by_date(struct commit *item,
 				    struct commit_list **list);
 void commit_list_sort_by_date(struct commit_list **list);
-void commit_list_reverse(struct commit_list **list_p);
 
 void free_commit_list(struct commit_list *list);
 
diff --git a/revision.c b/revision.c
index e0e80f13ef12c28e7f791e4c7ca9519e3c5aecc0..935e7a7ba413668c95a6c3e846b9058be07f0425 100644
--- a/revision.c
+++ b/revision.c
@@ -2075,6 +2075,7 @@ int prepare_revision_walk(struct rev_info *revs)
 {
 	int nr = revs->pending.nr;
 	struct object_array_entry *e, *list;
+	struct commit_list **next = &revs->commits;
 
 	e = list = revs->pending.objects;
 	revs->pending.nr = 0;
@@ -2085,12 +2086,11 @@ int prepare_revision_walk(struct rev_info *revs)
 		if (commit) {
 			if (!(commit->object.flags & SEEN)) {
 				commit->object.flags |= SEEN;
-				commit_list_insert(commit, &revs->commits);
+				next = commit_list_append(commit, next);
 			}
 		}
 		e++;
 	}
-	commit_list_reverse(&revs->commits);
 	commit_list_sort_by_date(&revs->commits);
 	if (!revs->leak_pending)
 		free(list);
diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c
index cd11e340dda2d3905df84d9187f70226affef08f..81d8ace35fa51f029cf78a4710a5668277a95af6 100644
--- a/sequencer.c
+++ b/sequencer.c
@@ -468,33 +468,6 @@ static void read_and_refresh_cache(struct replay_opts *opts)
 	rollback_lock_file(&index_lock);
 }
 
-/*
- * Append a commit to the end of the commit_list.
- *
- * next starts by pointing to the variable that holds the head of an
- * empty commit_list, and is updated to point to the "next" field of
- * the last item on the list as new commits are appended.
- *
- * Usage example:
- *
- *     struct commit_list *list;
- *     struct commit_list **next = &list;
- *
- *     next = commit_list_append(c1, next);
- *     next = commit_list_append(c2, next);
- *     assert(commit_list_count(list) == 2);
- *     return list;
- */
-static struct commit_list **commit_list_append(struct commit *commit,
-					       struct commit_list **next)
-{
-	struct commit_list *new = xmalloc(sizeof(struct commit_list));
-	new->item = commit;
-	*next = new;
-	new->next = NULL;
-	return &new->next;
-}
-
 static int format_todo(struct strbuf *buf, struct commit_list *todo_list,
 		struct replay_opts *opts)
 {