diff --git a/subcmds/init.py b/subcmds/init.py
index c5bf282..b73de71 100644
--- a/subcmds/init.py
+++ b/subcmds/init.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 from color import Coloring
 from command import InteractiveCommand, MirrorSafeCommand
 from error import ManifestParseError
-from project import SyncBuffer, MetaProject
+from project import SyncBuffer
 from git_config import GitConfig
 from git_command import git_require, MIN_GIT_VERSION
 
@@ -374,52 +374,6 @@
       print('   rm -r %s/.repo' % self.manifest.topdir)
       print('and try again.')
 
-  def _SyncProjectHooks(self, opt, repodir):
-    """Downloads the defined hooks supplied in the projecthooks element
-
-    """
-    # Always delete projecthooks and re-download for every new init.
-    projecthooksdir = os.path.join(repodir, 'projecthooks')
-    if os.path.exists(projecthooksdir):
-      shutil.rmtree(projecthooksdir)
-    for remotename in self.manifest.remotes:
-      r = self.manifest.remotes.get(remotename)
-      if r.projecthookName is not None and r.projecthookRevision is not None:
-        projecthookurl = r.resolvedFetchUrl.rstrip('/') + '/' + r.projecthookName
-
-        ph = MetaProject(manifest = self.manifest,
-        name = r.projecthookName,
-        gitdir   = os.path.join(projecthooksdir,'%s/%s.git' % (remotename, r.projecthookName)),
-        worktree = os.path.join(projecthooksdir,'%s/%s' % (remotename, r.projecthookName)))
-
-        ph.revisionExpr = r.projecthookRevision
-        is_new = not ph.Exists
-
-        if is_new:
-          if not opt.quiet:
-            print('Get projecthook %s' % \
-              GitConfig.ForUser().UrlInsteadOf(projecthookurl), file=sys.stderr)
-          ph._InitGitDir(MirrorOverride=True)
-
-        phr = ph.GetRemote(remotename)
-        phr.name = 'origin'
-        phr.url = projecthookurl
-        phr.ResetFetch()
-        phr.Save()
-
-        if not ph.Sync_NetworkHalf(quiet=opt.quiet, is_new=is_new, clone_bundle=False):
-          print('fatal: cannot obtain projecthook %s' % phr.url, file=sys.stderr)
-
-          # Better delete the git dir if we created it; otherwise next
-          # time (when user fixes problems) we won't go through the "is_new" logic.
-          if is_new:
-            shutil.rmtree(ph.gitdir)
-          sys.exit(1)
-
-        syncbuf = SyncBuffer(ph.config)
-        ph.Sync_LocalHalf(syncbuf)
-        syncbuf.Finish()
-
   def Execute(self, opt, args):
     git_require(MIN_GIT_VERSION, fail=True)
 
@@ -435,7 +389,6 @@
 
     self._SyncManifest(opt)
     self._LinkManifest(opt.manifest_name)
-    self._SyncProjectHooks(opt, self.manifest.repodir)
 
     if os.isatty(0) and os.isatty(1) and not self.manifest.IsMirror:
       if opt.config_name or self._ShouldConfigureUser():