2 files changed, 24 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/plumbing/reference.go b/plumbing/reference.go
index 5d477b9..2c30fe0 100644
--- a/plumbing/reference.go
+++ b/plumbing/reference.go
@@ -55,6 +55,26 @@ func (r ReferenceType) String() string {
 // ReferenceName reference name's
 type ReferenceName string
 
+// IsBranch check if a reference is a branch
+func (r ReferenceName) IsBranch() bool {
+	return strings.HasPrefix(string(r), refHeadPrefix)
+}
+
+// IsNote check if a reference is a note
+func (r ReferenceName) IsNote() bool {
+	return strings.HasPrefix(string(r), refNotePrefix)
+}
+
+// IsRemote check if a reference is a remote
+func (r ReferenceName) IsRemote() bool {
+	return strings.HasPrefix(string(r), refRemotePrefix)
+}
+
+// IsTag check if a reference is a tag
+func (r ReferenceName) IsTag() bool {
+	return strings.HasPrefix(string(r), refTagPrefix)
+}
+
 func (r ReferenceName) String() string {
 	return string(r)
 }
@@ -138,26 +158,6 @@ func (r *Reference) Target() ReferenceName {
 	return r.target
 }
 
-// IsBranch check if a reference is a branch
-func (r *Reference) IsBranch() bool {
-	return strings.HasPrefix(string(r.n), refHeadPrefix)
-}
-
-// IsNote check if a reference is a note
-func (r *Reference) IsNote() bool {
-	return strings.HasPrefix(string(r.n), refNotePrefix)
-}
-
-// IsRemote check if a reference is a remote
-func (r *Reference) IsRemote() bool {
-	return strings.HasPrefix(string(r.n), refRemotePrefix)
-}
-
-// IsTag check if a reference is a tag
-func (r *Reference) IsTag() bool {
-	return strings.HasPrefix(string(r.n), refTagPrefix)
-}
-
 // Strings dump a reference as a [2]string
 func (r *Reference) Strings() [2]string {
 	var o [2]string
diff --git a/plumbing/reference_test.go b/plumbing/reference_test.go
index 97c8772..47919ef 100644
--- a/plumbing/reference_test.go
+++ b/plumbing/reference_test.go
@@ -55,21 +55,21 @@ func (s *ReferenceSuite) TestNewHashReference(c *C) {
 }
 
 func (s *ReferenceSuite) TestIsBranch(c *C) {
-	r := NewHashReference(ExampleReferenceName, ZeroHash)
+	r := ExampleReferenceName
 	c.Assert(r.IsBranch(), Equals, true)
 }
 
 func (s *ReferenceSuite) TestIsNote(c *C) {
-	r := NewHashReference(ReferenceName("refs/notes/foo"), ZeroHash)
+	r := ReferenceName("refs/notes/foo")
 	c.Assert(r.IsNote(), Equals, true)
 }
 
 func (s *ReferenceSuite) TestIsRemote(c *C) {
-	r := NewHashReference(ReferenceName("refs/remotes/origin/master"), ZeroHash)
+	r := ReferenceName("refs/remotes/origin/master")
 	c.Assert(r.IsRemote(), Equals, true)
 }
 
 func (s *ReferenceSuite) TestIsTag(c *C) {
-	r := NewHashReference(ReferenceName("refs/tags/v3.1."), ZeroHash)
+	r := ReferenceName("refs/tags/v3.1.")
 	c.Assert(r.IsTag(), Equals, true)
 }