+test_expect_success 'update-ref -d is not confused by self-reference' '
+ git symbolic-ref refs/heads/self refs/heads/self &&
+ test_when_finished "rm -f .git/refs/heads/self" &&
+ test_path_is_file .git/refs/heads/self &&
+ test_must_fail git update-ref -d refs/heads/self &&
+ test_path_is_file .git/refs/heads/self
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'update-ref --no-deref -d can delete self-reference' '
+ git symbolic-ref refs/heads/self refs/heads/self &&
+ test_when_finished "rm -f .git/refs/heads/self" &&
+ test_path_is_file .git/refs/heads/self &&
+ git update-ref --no-deref -d refs/heads/self &&
+ test_path_is_missing .git/refs/heads/self
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'update-ref --no-deref -d can delete reference to bad ref' '
+ >.git/refs/heads/bad &&
+ test_when_finished "rm -f .git/refs/heads/bad" &&
+ git symbolic-ref refs/heads/ref-to-bad refs/heads/bad &&
+ test_when_finished "rm -f .git/refs/heads/ref-to-bad" &&
+ test_path_is_file .git/refs/heads/ref-to-bad &&
+ git update-ref --no-deref -d refs/heads/ref-to-bad &&
+ test_path_is_missing .git/refs/heads/ref-to-bad
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'update-ref --no-deref -d can delete reference to broken name' '
+ git symbolic-ref refs/heads/badname refs/heads/broken...ref &&
+ test_when_finished "rm -f .git/refs/heads/badname" &&
+ test_path_is_file .git/refs/heads/badname &&
+ git update-ref --no-deref -d refs/heads/badname &&
+ test_path_is_missing .git/refs/heads/badname
+'
+