diff --git a/lua/git/cmd.lua b/lua/git/cmd.lua
index 9dee8ac..e803b0b 100644
--- a/lua/git/cmd.lua
+++ b/lua/git/cmd.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 local commit = require("git.commit")
-local history = require("git.history")
 local object = require("git.object")
 local repo = require("git.repo")
 local util = require("git.util")
@@ -386,13 +385,11 @@ local function run_streaming(r, args)
                 last_progress ~= "" and last_progress or "done",
                 "success"
             )
-            history.append(args, accum)
         else
             emit_progress(("exit %d"):format(code), "failed")
             local body = #accum > 0 and table.concat(accum, "\n")
                 or ("%s failed: exit %d"):format(title, code)
             vim.api.nvim_echo({ { body, "ErrorMsg" } }, true, {})
-            history.append(args, accum)
         end
     end
 
diff --git a/lua/git/history.lua b/lua/git/history.lua
deleted file mode 100644
index 4eb9968..0000000
--- a/lua/git/history.lua
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-local util = require("git.util")
-
-local M = {}
-
-local BUF_NAME = "githistory://log"
-
----@type integer?
-local cached_buf
-
----@return integer
-local function get_buf()
-    if cached_buf and vim.api.nvim_buf_is_valid(cached_buf) then
-        return cached_buf
-    end
-    local buf = vim.api.nvim_create_buf(false, true)
-    pcall(vim.api.nvim_buf_set_name, buf, BUF_NAME)
-    util.setup_scratch(buf, { bufhidden = "hide" })
-    cached_buf = buf
-    return buf
-end
-
----@param args string[]
----@param lines string[]
-function M.append(args, lines)
-    if #lines == 0 then
-        return
-    end
-    local buf = get_buf()
-    local count = vim.api.nvim_buf_line_count(buf)
-    local first = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(buf, 0, 1, false)[1] or ""
-    local empty = count == 1 and first == ""
-    local payload = { "$ git " .. table.concat(args, " ") }
-    vim.list_extend(payload, lines)
-    vim.bo[buf].modifiable = true
-    if empty then
-        vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(buf, 0, -1, false, payload)
-    else
-        table.insert(payload, 1, "")
-        vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(buf, count, count, false, payload)
-    end
-    vim.bo[buf].modifiable = false
-    vim.bo[buf].modified = false
-end
-
-function M.open()
-    local buf = get_buf()
-    local win = vim.fn.bufwinid(buf)
-    if win ~= -1 then
-        vim.api.nvim_set_current_win(win)
-    else
-        util.place_buf(buf, nil)
-        win = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
-    end
-    local last = vim.api.nvim_buf_line_count(buf)
-    vim.api.nvim_win_set_cursor(win, { last, 0 })
-end
-
-return M
diff --git a/lua/git/init.lua b/lua/git/init.lua
index e0ff458..49a6a07 100644
--- a/lua/git/init.lua
+++ b/lua/git/init.lua
@@ -151,10 +151,6 @@ function M.init()
         require("git.repo").refresh_all()
     end, { desc = "Refresh git status for all repos" })
 
-    vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("Ghistory", function()
-        require("git.history").open()
-    end, { desc = "Open the git streaming output history" })
-
     vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("Gstatus", function(opts)
         require("git.status_view").open({
             placement = opts.fargs[1] --[[@as ow.Git.StatusView.Placement]] or "split",
diff --git a/test/git/cmd_test.lua b/test/git/cmd_test.lua
index 10ca765..b83c8d0 100644
--- a/test/git/cmd_test.lua
+++ b/test/git/cmd_test.lua
@@ -610,30 +610,6 @@ t.test(
     end
 )
 
-t.test("streaming output buffer collects runs (failure path)", function()
-    make_repo({ a = "x" })
-    with_echo_stub(function(calls)
-        cmd.run({ "fetch", "nonexistent" })
-        t.wait_for(function()
-            return has_status(calls, "failed")
-        end, "failed progress notification", 5000)
-    end)
-    require("git.history").open()
-    local buf = vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf()
-    local lines = vim.api.nvim_buf_get_lines(buf, 0, -1, false)
-    local found_header, found_fatal = false, false
-    for _, l in ipairs(lines) do
-        if l:match("^%$ git fetch nonexistent$") then
-            found_header = true
-        end
-        if l:match("fatal:") then
-            found_fatal = true
-        end
-    end
-    t.truthy(found_header, "expected '$ git fetch nonexistent' header")
-    t.truthy(found_fatal, "expected fatal: line in output buffer")
-end)
-
 t.test(
     "streaming :G! fetch (bang) opens preview window with terminal buffer",
     function()