diff --git a/models/git/branch_test.go b/models/git/branch_test.go
index adcf9fd305..8febc80f14 100644
--- a/models/git/branch_test.go
+++ b/models/git/branch_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 func TestAddDeletedBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
 	repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 1})
+	assert.EqualValues(t, git.Sha1ObjectFormat.Name(), repo.ObjectFormatName)
 	firstBranch := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &git_model.Branch{ID: 1})
 
 	assert.True(t, firstBranch.IsDeleted)
@@ -29,8 +30,9 @@ func TestAddDeletedBranch(t *testing.T) {
 	secondBranch := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &git_model.Branch{RepoID: repo.ID, Name: "branch2"})
 	assert.True(t, secondBranch.IsDeleted)
 
+	objectFormat := git.ObjectFormatFromName(repo.ObjectFormatName)
 	commit := &git.Commit{
-		ID:            repo.ObjectFormat.MustIDFromString(secondBranch.CommitID),
+		ID:            objectFormat.MustIDFromString(secondBranch.CommitID),
 		CommitMessage: secondBranch.CommitMessage,
 		Committer: &git.Signature{
 			When: secondBranch.CommitTime.AsLocalTime(),
diff --git a/models/repo/repo.go b/models/repo/repo.go
index f739ada307..fb1849a4bb 100644
--- a/models/repo/repo.go
+++ b/models/repo/repo.go
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ type Repository struct {
 	IsFsckEnabled                   bool               `xorm:"NOT NULL DEFAULT true"`
 	CloseIssuesViaCommitInAnyBranch bool               `xorm:"NOT NULL DEFAULT false"`
 	Topics                          []string           `xorm:"TEXT JSON"`
-	ObjectFormat                    git.ObjectFormat   `xorm:"-"`
+	ObjectFormatName                string             `xorm:"-"`
 
 	TrustModel TrustModelType
 
@@ -277,7 +277,9 @@ func (repo *Repository) AfterLoad() {
 	repo.NumOpenProjects = repo.NumProjects - repo.NumClosedProjects
 	repo.NumOpenActionRuns = repo.NumActionRuns - repo.NumClosedActionRuns
 
-	repo.ObjectFormat = git.ObjectFormatFromID(git.Sha1)
+	// this is a temporary behaviour to support old repos, next step is to store the object format in the database
+	// and read from database so this line could be removed. To not depend on git module, we use a constant variable here
+	repo.ObjectFormatName = "sha1"
 }
 
 // LoadAttributes loads attributes of the repository.
diff --git a/modules/git/blame_test.go b/modules/git/blame_test.go
index 0afc6d2a1f..327edab767 100644
--- a/modules/git/blame_test.go
+++ b/modules/git/blame_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestReadingBlameOutput(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		for _, bypass := range []bool{false, true} {
-			blameReader, err := CreateBlameReader(ctx, &Sha1ObjectFormat{}, "./tests/repos/repo5_pulls", commit, "README.md", bypass)
+			blameReader, err := CreateBlameReader(ctx, Sha1ObjectFormat, "./tests/repos/repo5_pulls", commit, "README.md", bypass)
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 			assert.NotNil(t, blameReader)
 			defer blameReader.Close()
diff --git a/modules/git/commit.go b/modules/git/commit.go
index a8b6c0e8f7..5d960e92f3 100644
--- a/modules/git/commit.go
+++ b/modules/git/commit.go
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func (c *Commit) IsForcePush(oldCommitID string) (bool, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
-	if oldCommitID == objectFormat.Empty().String() {
+	if oldCommitID == objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String() {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/git/object_format.go b/modules/git/object_format.go
index 3c52de772b..ee7e659ed0 100644
--- a/modules/git/object_format.go
+++ b/modules/git/object_format.go
@@ -5,26 +5,17 @@ package git
 
 import (
 	"crypto/sha1"
-	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
-	"strings"
-)
-
-type ObjectFormatID int
-
-const (
-	Sha1 ObjectFormatID = iota
 )
 
 // sha1Pattern can be used to determine if a string is an valid sha
 var sha1Pattern = regexp.MustCompile(`^[0-9a-f]{4,40}$`)
 
 type ObjectFormat interface {
-	ID() ObjectFormatID
-	String() string
-
-	// Empty is the hash of empty git
-	Empty() ObjectID
+	// Name returns the name of the object format
+	Name() string
+	// EmptyObjectID creates a new empty ObjectID from an object format hash name
+	EmptyObjectID() ObjectID
 	// EmptyTree is the hash of an empty tree
 	EmptyTree() ObjectID
 	// FullLength is the length of the hash's hex string
@@ -35,67 +26,71 @@ type ObjectFormat interface {
 	MustIDFromString(s string) ObjectID
 	NewID(b []byte) (ObjectID, error)
 	NewIDFromString(s string) (ObjectID, error)
-	NewEmptyID() ObjectID
 
 	NewHasher() HasherInterface
 }
 
-type Sha1ObjectFormat struct{}
+type Sha1ObjectFormatImpl struct{}
 
-func (*Sha1ObjectFormat) ID() ObjectFormatID { return Sha1 }
-func (*Sha1ObjectFormat) String() string     { return "sha1" }
-func (*Sha1ObjectFormat) Empty() ObjectID    { return &Sha1Hash{} }
-func (*Sha1ObjectFormat) EmptyTree() ObjectID {
-	return &Sha1Hash{
+var (
+	emptyObjectID = &Sha1Hash{}
+	emptyTree     = &Sha1Hash{
 		0x4b, 0x82, 0x5d, 0xc6, 0x42, 0xcb, 0x6e, 0xb9, 0xa0, 0x60,
 		0xe5, 0x4b, 0xf8, 0xd6, 0x92, 0x88, 0xfb, 0xee, 0x49, 0x04,
 	}
+)
+
+func (Sha1ObjectFormatImpl) Name() string { return "sha1" }
+func (Sha1ObjectFormatImpl) EmptyObjectID() ObjectID {
+	return emptyObjectID
 }
-func (*Sha1ObjectFormat) FullLength() int { return 40 }
-func (*Sha1ObjectFormat) IsValid(input string) bool {
+
+func (Sha1ObjectFormatImpl) EmptyTree() ObjectID {
+	return emptyTree
+}
+func (Sha1ObjectFormatImpl) FullLength() int { return 40 }
+func (Sha1ObjectFormatImpl) IsValid(input string) bool {
 	return sha1Pattern.MatchString(input)
 }
 
-func (*Sha1ObjectFormat) MustID(b []byte) ObjectID {
+func (Sha1ObjectFormatImpl) MustID(b []byte) ObjectID {
 	var id Sha1Hash
 	copy(id[0:20], b)
 	return &id
 }
 
-func (h *Sha1ObjectFormat) MustIDFromString(s string) ObjectID {
+func (h Sha1ObjectFormatImpl) MustIDFromString(s string) ObjectID {
 	return MustIDFromString(h, s)
 }
 
-func (h *Sha1ObjectFormat) NewID(b []byte) (ObjectID, error) {
+func (h Sha1ObjectFormatImpl) NewID(b []byte) (ObjectID, error) {
 	return IDFromRaw(h, b)
 }
 
-func (h *Sha1ObjectFormat) NewIDFromString(s string) (ObjectID, error) {
+func (h Sha1ObjectFormatImpl) NewIDFromString(s string) (ObjectID, error) {
 	return genericIDFromString(h, s)
 }
 
-func (*Sha1ObjectFormat) NewEmptyID() ObjectID {
-	return NewSha1()
-}
-
-func (h *Sha1ObjectFormat) NewHasher() HasherInterface {
+func (h Sha1ObjectFormatImpl) NewHasher() HasherInterface {
 	return &Sha1Hasher{sha1.New()}
 }
 
-func ObjectFormatFromID(id ObjectFormatID) ObjectFormat {
-	switch id {
-	case Sha1:
-		return &Sha1ObjectFormat{}
-	}
+var Sha1ObjectFormat ObjectFormat = Sha1ObjectFormatImpl{}
 
+var SupportedObjectFormats = []ObjectFormat{
+	Sha1ObjectFormat,
+	// TODO: add sha256
+}
+
+func ObjectFormatFromName(name string) ObjectFormat {
+	for _, objectFormat := range SupportedObjectFormats {
+		if name == objectFormat.Name() {
+			return objectFormat
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func ObjectFormatFromString(hash string) (ObjectFormat, error) {
-	switch strings.ToLower(hash) {
-	case "sha1":
-		return &Sha1ObjectFormat{}, nil
-	}
-
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown hash type: %s", hash)
+func IsValidObjectFormat(name string) bool {
+	return ObjectFormatFromName(name) != nil
 }
diff --git a/modules/git/object_id.go b/modules/git/object_id.go
index 21e1c67c64..a90683678a 100644
--- a/modules/git/object_id.go
+++ b/modules/git/object_id.go
@@ -31,18 +31,15 @@ func (h *Sha1Hash) IsZero() bool {
 	return bytes.Equal(empty[:], h[:])
 }
 func (h *Sha1Hash) RawValue() []byte { return h[:] }
-func (*Sha1Hash) Type() ObjectFormat { return &Sha1ObjectFormat{} }
+func (*Sha1Hash) Type() ObjectFormat { return Sha1ObjectFormat }
 
-func NewSha1() *Sha1Hash {
-	return &Sha1Hash{}
-}
+var _ ObjectID = &Sha1Hash{}
 
-// NewHash is for generic implementations
-func NewHash(hash string) (ObjectID, error) {
-	hash = strings.ToLower(hash)
-	switch hash {
-	case "sha1":
-		return &Sha1Hash{}, nil
+// EmptyObjectID creates a new ObjectID from an object format hash name
+func EmptyObjectID(objectFormatName string) (ObjectID, error) {
+	objectFormat := ObjectFormatFromName(objectFormatName)
+	if objectFormat != nil {
+		return objectFormat.EmptyObjectID(), nil
 	}
 
 	return nil, errors.New("unsupported hash type")
@@ -50,7 +47,7 @@ func NewHash(hash string) (ObjectID, error) {
 
 func IDFromRaw(h ObjectFormat, b []byte) (ObjectID, error) {
 	if len(b) != h.FullLength()/2 {
-		return h.Empty(), fmt.Errorf("length must be %d: %v", h.FullLength(), b)
+		return h.EmptyObjectID(), fmt.Errorf("length must be %d: %v", h.FullLength(), b)
 	}
 	return h.MustID(b), nil
 }
@@ -63,24 +60,20 @@ func MustIDFromString(h ObjectFormat, s string) ObjectID {
 func genericIDFromString(h ObjectFormat, s string) (ObjectID, error) {
 	s = strings.TrimSpace(s)
 	if len(s) != h.FullLength() {
-		return h.Empty(), fmt.Errorf("length must be %d: %s", h.FullLength(), s)
+		return h.EmptyObjectID(), fmt.Errorf("length must be %d: %s", h.FullLength(), s)
 	}
 	b, err := hex.DecodeString(s)
 	if err != nil {
-		return h.Empty(), err
+		return h.EmptyObjectID(), err
 	}
 	return h.NewID(b)
 }
 
 func IDFromString(hexHash string) (ObjectID, error) {
-	switch len(hexHash) {
-	case 40:
-		hashType := Sha1ObjectFormat{}
-		h, err := hashType.NewIDFromString(hexHash)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+	for _, objectFormat := range SupportedObjectFormats {
+		if len(hexHash) == objectFormat.FullLength() {
+			return objectFormat.NewIDFromString(hexHash)
 		}
-		return h, nil
 	}
 
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid hash hex string: '%s' len: %d", hexHash, len(hexHash))
diff --git a/modules/git/object_id_gogit.go b/modules/git/object_id_gogit.go
index 50917f0552..0cebb0d50b 100644
--- a/modules/git/object_id_gogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/object_id_gogit.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 func ParseGogitHash(h plumbing.Hash) ObjectID {
 	switch hash.Size {
 	case 20:
-		return ObjectFormatFromID(Sha1).MustID(h[:])
+		return Sha1ObjectFormat.MustID(h[:])
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/modules/git/object_id_test.go b/modules/git/object_id_test.go
index c78a215755..1ad40096a0 100644
--- a/modules/git/object_id_test.go
+++ b/modules/git/object_id_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestIsValidSHAPattern(t *testing.T) {
-	h := NewSha1().Type()
+	h := Sha1ObjectFormat
 	assert.True(t, h.IsValid("fee1"))
 	assert.True(t, h.IsValid("abc000"))
 	assert.True(t, h.IsValid("9023902390239023902390239023902390239023"))
diff --git a/modules/git/parse_gogit_test.go b/modules/git/parse_gogit_test.go
index 7ba50cbff9..9755f81cce 100644
--- a/modules/git/parse_gogit_test.go
+++ b/modules/git/parse_gogit_test.go
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ func TestParseTreeEntries(t *testing.T) {
 			Input: "100644 blob 61ab7345a1a3bbc590068ccae37b8515cfc5843c    1022\texample/file2.txt\n",
 			Expected: []*TreeEntry{
 				{
-					ID: ObjectFormatFromID(Sha1).MustIDFromString("61ab7345a1a3bbc590068ccae37b8515cfc5843c"),
+					ID: Sha1ObjectFormat.MustIDFromString("61ab7345a1a3bbc590068ccae37b8515cfc5843c"),
 					gogitTreeEntry: &object.TreeEntry{
-						Hash: plumbing.Hash(ObjectFormatFromID(Sha1).MustIDFromString("61ab7345a1a3bbc590068ccae37b8515cfc5843c").RawValue()),
+						Hash: plumbing.Hash(Sha1ObjectFormat.MustIDFromString("61ab7345a1a3bbc590068ccae37b8515cfc5843c").RawValue()),
 						Name: "example/file2.txt",
 						Mode: filemode.Regular,
 					},
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ func TestParseTreeEntries(t *testing.T) {
 				"040000 tree 1d01fb729fb0db5881daaa6030f9f2d3cd3d5ae8       -\texample\n",
 			Expected: []*TreeEntry{
 				{
-					ID: ObjectFormatFromID(Sha1).MustIDFromString("61ab7345a1a3bbc590068ccae37b8515cfc5843c"),
+					ID: Sha1ObjectFormat.MustIDFromString("61ab7345a1a3bbc590068ccae37b8515cfc5843c"),
 					gogitTreeEntry: &object.TreeEntry{
-						Hash: plumbing.Hash(ObjectFormatFromID(Sha1).MustIDFromString("61ab7345a1a3bbc590068ccae37b8515cfc5843c").RawValue()),
+						Hash: plumbing.Hash(Sha1ObjectFormat.MustIDFromString("61ab7345a1a3bbc590068ccae37b8515cfc5843c").RawValue()),
 						Name: "example/\n.txt",
 						Mode: filemode.Symlink,
 					},
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ func TestParseTreeEntries(t *testing.T) {
 					sized: true,
 				},
 				{
-					ID:    ObjectFormatFromID(Sha1).MustIDFromString("1d01fb729fb0db5881daaa6030f9f2d3cd3d5ae8"),
+					ID:    Sha1ObjectFormat.MustIDFromString("1d01fb729fb0db5881daaa6030f9f2d3cd3d5ae8"),
 					sized: true,
 					gogitTreeEntry: &object.TreeEntry{
-						Hash: plumbing.Hash(ObjectFormatFromID(Sha1).MustIDFromString("1d01fb729fb0db5881daaa6030f9f2d3cd3d5ae8").RawValue()),
+						Hash: plumbing.Hash(Sha1ObjectFormat.MustIDFromString("1d01fb729fb0db5881daaa6030f9f2d3cd3d5ae8").RawValue()),
 						Name: "example",
 						Mode: filemode.Dir,
 					},
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestParseTreeEntries(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, testCase := range testCases {
-		entries, err := ParseTreeEntries(ObjectFormatFromID(Sha1), []byte(testCase.Input))
+		entries, err := ParseTreeEntries(Sha1ObjectFormat, []byte(testCase.Input))
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		if len(entries) > 1 {
 			fmt.Println(testCase.Expected[0].ID)
diff --git a/modules/git/parse_nogogit_test.go b/modules/git/parse_nogogit_test.go
index 0b78c081cd..36313e00f3 100644
--- a/modules/git/parse_nogogit_test.go
+++ b/modules/git/parse_nogogit_test.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestParseTreeEntriesLong(t *testing.T) {
-	objectFormat := ObjectFormatFromID(Sha1)
+	objectFormat := Sha1ObjectFormat
 
 	testCases := []struct {
 		Input    string
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func TestParseTreeEntriesLong(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestParseTreeEntriesShort(t *testing.T) {
-	objectFormat := ObjectFormatFromID(Sha1)
+	objectFormat := Sha1ObjectFormat
 
 	testCases := []struct {
 		Input    string
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func TestParseTreeEntriesShort(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestParseTreeEntriesInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 	// there was a panic: "runtime error: slice bounds out of range" when the input was invalid: #20315
-	entries, err := ParseTreeEntries(ObjectFormatFromID(Sha1), []byte("100644 blob ea0d83c9081af9500ac9f804101b3fd0a5c293af"))
+	entries, err := ParseTreeEntries(Sha1ObjectFormat, []byte("100644 blob ea0d83c9081af9500ac9f804101b3fd0a5c293af"))
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 	assert.Len(t, entries, 0)
 }
diff --git a/modules/git/ref.go b/modules/git/ref.go
index b96b4ababb..ed801f20d5 100644
--- a/modules/git/ref.go
+++ b/modules/git/ref.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func RefURL(repoURL, ref string) string {
 		return repoURL + "/src/branch/" + refName
 	case refFullName.IsTag():
 		return repoURL + "/src/tag/" + refName
-	case !ObjectFormatFromID(Sha1).IsValid(ref):
+	case !Sha1ObjectFormat.IsValid(ref):
 		// assume they mean a branch
 		return repoURL + "/src/branch/" + refName
 	default:
diff --git a/modules/git/repo.go b/modules/git/repo.go
index c036a217eb..52e54715d6 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func GetObjectFormatOfRepo(ctx context.Context, repoPath string) (ObjectFormat,
 }
 
 // InitRepository initializes a new Git repository.
-func InitRepository(ctx context.Context, repoPath string, bare bool, objectFormat ObjectFormat) error {
+func InitRepository(ctx context.Context, repoPath string, bare bool, objectFormatName string) error {
 	err := os.MkdirAll(repoPath, os.ModePerm)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -98,7 +98,13 @@ func InitRepository(ctx context.Context, repoPath string, bare bool, objectForma
 
 	cmd := NewCommand(ctx, "init")
 	if SupportHashSha256 {
-		cmd.AddOptionValues("--object-format", objectFormat.String())
+		if objectFormatName == "" {
+			objectFormatName = Sha1ObjectFormat.Name()
+		}
+		if !IsValidObjectFormat(objectFormatName) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid object format: %s", objectFormatName)
+		}
+		cmd.AddOptionValues("--object-format", objectFormatName)
 	}
 	if bare {
 		cmd.AddArguments("--bare")
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_commit_gogit.go b/modules/git/repo_commit_gogit.go
index 893055bccd..d0992fd385 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_commit_gogit.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_commit_gogit.go
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ func (repo *Repository) ConvertToGitID(commitID string) (ObjectID, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "unknown revision or path") ||
 			strings.Contains(err.Error(), "fatal: Needed a single revision") {
-			return objectFormat.Empty(), ErrNotExist{commitID, ""}
+			return objectFormat.EmptyObjectID(), ErrNotExist{commitID, ""}
 		}
-		return objectFormat.Empty(), err
+		return objectFormat.EmptyObjectID(), err
 	}
 
 	return objectFormat.NewIDFromString(actualCommitID)
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_compare.go b/modules/git/repo_compare.go
index 8885df4f70..0e9a0c70d7 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_compare.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_compare.go
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetPatch(base, head string, w io.Writer) error {
 // If base is the SHA of an empty tree (EmptyTreeSHA), it returns the files changes from the initial commit to the head commit
 func (repo *Repository) GetFilesChangedBetween(base, head string) ([]string, error) {
 	cmd := NewCommand(repo.Ctx, "diff-tree", "--name-only", "--root", "--no-commit-id", "-r", "-z")
-	if base == repo.objectFormat.Empty().String() {
+	if base == repo.objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String() {
 		cmd.AddDynamicArguments(head)
 	} else {
 		cmd.AddDynamicArguments(base, head)
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_compare_test.go b/modules/git/repo_compare_test.go
index 9bfaa5c02a..526b213550 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_compare_test.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_compare_test.go
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ func TestGetCommitFilesChanged(t *testing.T) {
 		files      []string
 	}{
 		{
-			repo.objectFormat.Empty().String(),
+			repo.objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String(),
 			"95bb4d39648ee7e325106df01a621c530863a653",
 			[]string{"file1.txt"},
 		},
 		{
-			repo.objectFormat.Empty().String(),
+			repo.objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String(),
 			"8d92fc957a4d7cfd98bc375f0b7bb189a0d6c9f2",
 			[]string{"file2.txt"},
 		},
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_index.go b/modules/git/repo_index.go
index 6f43734655..e3b19bf036 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_index.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_index.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (repo *Repository) RemoveFilesFromIndex(filenames ...string) error {
 	for _, file := range filenames {
 		if file != "" {
 			buffer.WriteString("0 ")
-			buffer.WriteString(repo.objectFormat.Empty().String())
+			buffer.WriteString(repo.objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String())
 			buffer.WriteByte('\t')
 			buffer.WriteString(file)
 			buffer.WriteByte('\000')
diff --git a/modules/git/repo_tag_test.go b/modules/git/repo_tag_test.go
index c7699f4a7d..48c1bc41c2 100644
--- a/modules/git/repo_tag_test.go
+++ b/modules/git/repo_tag_test.go
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func TestRepository_GetAnnotatedTag(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRepository_parseTagRef(t *testing.T) {
-	sha1 := ObjectFormatFromID(Sha1)
+	sha1 := Sha1ObjectFormat
 	tests := []struct {
 		name string
 
diff --git a/modules/git/tag.go b/modules/git/tag.go
index 27358d74f8..c7d0d8aef9 100644
--- a/modules/git/tag.go
+++ b/modules/git/tag.go
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ func (tag *Tag) Commit(gitRepo *Repository) (*Commit, error) {
 // \n\n separate headers from message
 func parseTagData(objectFormat ObjectFormat, data []byte) (*Tag, error) {
 	tag := new(Tag)
-	tag.ID = objectFormat.NewEmptyID()
-	tag.Object = objectFormat.NewEmptyID()
+	tag.ID = objectFormat.EmptyObjectID()
+	tag.Object = objectFormat.EmptyObjectID()
 	tag.Tagger = &Signature{}
 	// we now have the contents of the commit object. Let's investigate...
 	nextline := 0
diff --git a/modules/git/tag_test.go b/modules/git/tag_test.go
index 129c1e3a02..f980b0c560 100644
--- a/modules/git/tag_test.go
+++ b/modules/git/tag_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ tagger Lucas Michot <lucas@semalead.com> 1484491741 +0100
 
 `), tag: Tag{
 			Name:      "",
-			ID:        NewSha1(),
+			ID:        Sha1ObjectFormat.EmptyObjectID(),
 			Object:    &Sha1Hash{0x3b, 0x11, 0x4a, 0xb8, 0x0, 0xc6, 0x43, 0x2a, 0xd4, 0x23, 0x87, 0xcc, 0xf6, 0xbc, 0x8d, 0x43, 0x88, 0xa2, 0x88, 0x5a},
 			Type:      "commit",
 			Tagger:    &Signature{Name: "Lucas Michot", Email: "lucas@semalead.com", When: time.Unix(1484491741, 0)},
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ o
 
 ono`), tag: Tag{
 			Name:      "",
-			ID:        NewSha1(),
+			ID:        Sha1ObjectFormat.EmptyObjectID(),
 			Object:    &Sha1Hash{0x7c, 0xdf, 0x42, 0xc0, 0xb1, 0xcc, 0x76, 0x3a, 0xb7, 0xe4, 0xc3, 0x3c, 0x47, 0xa2, 0x4e, 0x27, 0xc6, 0x6b, 0xfc, 0xcc},
 			Type:      "commit",
 			Tagger:    &Signature{Name: "Lucas Michot", Email: "lucas@semalead.com", When: time.Unix(1484553735, 0)},
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ ono`), tag: Tag{
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range testData {
-		tag, err := parseTagData(ObjectFormatFromID(Sha1), test.data)
+		tag, err := parseTagData(Sha1ObjectFormat, test.data)
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.EqualValues(t, test.tag.ID, tag.ID)
 		assert.EqualValues(t, test.tag.Object, tag.Object)
diff --git a/modules/repository/commits_test.go b/modules/repository/commits_test.go
index 57f0c90fc6..afcb183d72 100644
--- a/modules/repository/commits_test.go
+++ b/modules/repository/commits_test.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func TestListToPushCommits(t *testing.T) {
 		When:  now,
 	}
 
-	hashType := git.ObjectFormatFromID(git.Sha1)
+	hashType := git.Sha1ObjectFormat
 	const hexString1 = "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567"
 	hash1, err := hashType.NewIDFromString(hexString1)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/modules/repository/generate.go b/modules/repository/generate.go
index c143431b7c..f8478b8c18 100644
--- a/modules/repository/generate.go
+++ b/modules/repository/generate.go
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func generateRepoCommit(ctx context.Context, repo, templateRepo, generateRepo *r
 	}
 
 	// FIXME: fix the hash
-	if err := git.InitRepository(ctx, tmpDir, false, git.ObjectFormatFromID(git.Sha1)); err != nil {
+	if err := git.InitRepository(ctx, tmpDir, false, git.Sha1ObjectFormat.Name()); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ func GenerateRepository(ctx context.Context, doer, owner *user_model.User, templ
 	}
 
 	// FIXME - fix the hash
-	if err = CheckInitRepository(ctx, owner.Name, generateRepo.Name, git.ObjectFormatFromID(git.Sha1)); err != nil {
+	if err = CheckInitRepository(ctx, owner.Name, generateRepo.Name, git.Sha1ObjectFormat.Name()); err != nil {
 		return generateRepo, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/repository/init.go b/modules/repository/init.go
index a9b5aab16a..b90b234a73 100644
--- a/modules/repository/init.go
+++ b/modules/repository/init.go
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ func InitRepoCommit(ctx context.Context, tmpPath string, repo *repo_model.Reposi
 	return nil
 }
 
-func CheckInitRepository(ctx context.Context, owner, name string, objectFormat git.ObjectFormat) (err error) {
+func CheckInitRepository(ctx context.Context, owner, name, objectFormatName string) (err error) {
 	// Somehow the directory could exist.
 	repoPath := repo_model.RepoPath(owner, name)
 	isExist, err := util.IsExist(repoPath)
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func CheckInitRepository(ctx context.Context, owner, name string, objectFormat g
 	}
 
 	// Init git bare new repository.
-	if err = git.InitRepository(ctx, repoPath, true, objectFormat); err != nil {
+	if err = git.InitRepository(ctx, repoPath, true, objectFormatName); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("git.InitRepository: %w", err)
 	} else if err = CreateDelegateHooks(repoPath); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("createDelegateHooks: %w", err)
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go
index 1767a7fa67..6eb2cc4227 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/repo.go
@@ -242,18 +242,18 @@ func CreateUserRepo(ctx *context.APIContext, owner *user_model.User, opt api.Cre
 	}
 
 	repo, err := repo_service.CreateRepository(ctx, ctx.Doer, owner, repo_service.CreateRepoOptions{
-		Name:          opt.Name,
-		Description:   opt.Description,
-		IssueLabels:   opt.IssueLabels,
-		Gitignores:    opt.Gitignores,
-		License:       opt.License,
-		Readme:        opt.Readme,
-		IsPrivate:     opt.Private,
-		AutoInit:      opt.AutoInit,
-		DefaultBranch: opt.DefaultBranch,
-		TrustModel:    repo_model.ToTrustModel(opt.TrustModel),
-		IsTemplate:    opt.Template,
-		ObjectFormat:  git.ObjectFormatFromID(git.Sha1),
+		Name:             opt.Name,
+		Description:      opt.Description,
+		IssueLabels:      opt.IssueLabels,
+		Gitignores:       opt.Gitignores,
+		License:          opt.License,
+		Readme:           opt.Readme,
+		IsPrivate:        opt.Private,
+		AutoInit:         opt.AutoInit,
+		DefaultBranch:    opt.DefaultBranch,
+		TrustModel:       repo_model.ToTrustModel(opt.TrustModel),
+		IsTemplate:       opt.Template,
+		ObjectFormatName: git.Sha1ObjectFormat.Name(),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		if repo_model.IsErrRepoAlreadyExist(err) {
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/utils/git.go b/routers/api/v1/utils/git.go
index eb82c50544..dfb1a130c3 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/utils/git.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/utils/git.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func ConvertToObjectID(ctx gocontext.Context, repo *context.Repository, commitID
 
 	gitRepo, closer, err := git.RepositoryFromContextOrOpen(ctx, repo.Repository.RepoPath())
 	if err != nil {
-		return objectFormat.Empty(), fmt.Errorf("RepositoryFromContextOrOpen: %w", err)
+		return objectFormat.EmptyObjectID(), fmt.Errorf("RepositoryFromContextOrOpen: %w", err)
 	}
 	defer closer.Close()
 
diff --git a/routers/private/hook_pre_receive.go b/routers/private/hook_pre_receive.go
index 8811809710..90d8287f06 100644
--- a/routers/private/hook_pre_receive.go
+++ b/routers/private/hook_pre_receive.go
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ func preReceiveBranch(ctx *preReceiveContext, oldCommitID, newCommitID string, r
 	gitRepo := ctx.Repo.GitRepo
 	objectFormat, _ := gitRepo.GetObjectFormat()
 
-	if branchName == repo.DefaultBranch && newCommitID == objectFormat.Empty().String() {
+	if branchName == repo.DefaultBranch && newCommitID == objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String() {
 		log.Warn("Forbidden: Branch: %s is the default branch in %-v and cannot be deleted", branchName, repo)
 		ctx.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, private.Response{
 			UserMsg: fmt.Sprintf("branch %s is the default branch and cannot be deleted", branchName),
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func preReceiveBranch(ctx *preReceiveContext, oldCommitID, newCommitID string, r
 	// First of all we need to enforce absolutely:
 	//
 	// 1. Detect and prevent deletion of the branch
-	if newCommitID == objectFormat.Empty().String() {
+	if newCommitID == objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String() {
 		log.Warn("Forbidden: Branch: %s in %-v is protected from deletion", branchName, repo)
 		ctx.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, private.Response{
 			UserMsg: fmt.Sprintf("branch %s is protected from deletion", branchName),
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func preReceiveBranch(ctx *preReceiveContext, oldCommitID, newCommitID string, r
 	}
 
 	// 2. Disallow force pushes to protected branches
-	if oldCommitID != objectFormat.Empty().String() {
+	if oldCommitID != objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String() {
 		output, _, err := git.NewCommand(ctx, "rev-list", "--max-count=1").AddDynamicArguments(oldCommitID, "^"+newCommitID).RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: repo.RepoPath(), Env: ctx.env})
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("Unable to detect force push between: %s and %s in %-v Error: %v", oldCommitID, newCommitID, repo, err)
diff --git a/routers/private/hook_verification.go b/routers/private/hook_verification.go
index 6725205cc6..8b2d0dd848 100644
--- a/routers/private/hook_verification.go
+++ b/routers/private/hook_verification.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func verifyCommits(oldCommitID, newCommitID string, repo *git.Repository, env []
 
 	var command *git.Command
 	objectFormat, _ := repo.GetObjectFormat()
-	if oldCommitID == objectFormat.Empty().String() {
+	if oldCommitID == objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String() {
 		// When creating a new branch, the oldCommitID is empty, by using "newCommitID --not --all":
 		// List commits that are reachable by following the newCommitID, exclude "all" existing heads/tags commits
 		// So, it only lists the new commits received, doesn't list the commits already present in the receiving repository
diff --git a/routers/private/hook_verification_test.go b/routers/private/hook_verification_test.go
index 7263ebc423..04445b8eaf 100644
--- a/routers/private/hook_verification_test.go
+++ b/routers/private/hook_verification_test.go
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ func TestVerifyCommits(t *testing.T) {
 		verified   bool
 	}{
 		{"72920278f2f999e3005801e5d5b8ab8139d3641c", "d766f2917716d45be24bfa968b8409544941be32", true},
-		{objectFormat.Empty().String(), "93eac826f6188f34646cea81bf426aa5ba7d3bfe", true}, // New branch with verified commit
+		{objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String(), "93eac826f6188f34646cea81bf426aa5ba7d3bfe", true}, // New branch with verified commit
 		{"9779d17a04f1e2640583d35703c62460b2d86e0a", "72920278f2f999e3005801e5d5b8ab8139d3641c", false},
-		{objectFormat.Empty().String(), "9ce3f779ae33f31fce17fac3c512047b75d7498b", false}, // New branch with unverified commit
+		{objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String(), "9ce3f779ae33f31fce17fac3c512047b75d7498b", false}, // New branch with unverified commit
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/branch.go b/routers/web/repo/branch.go
index b6de5bf800..c543160f42 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/branch.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/branch.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func RestoreBranchPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 	if err := repo_service.PushUpdate(
 		&repo_module.PushUpdateOptions{
 			RefFullName:  git.RefNameFromBranch(deletedBranch.Name),
-			OldCommitID:  objectFormat.Empty().String(),
+			OldCommitID:  objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String(),
 			NewCommitID:  deletedBranch.CommitID,
 			PusherID:     ctx.Doer.ID,
 			PusherName:   ctx.Doer.Name,
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/compare.go b/routers/web/repo/compare.go
index 5b1638d3f5..f3b95b68fe 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/compare.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/compare.go
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ func ParseCompareInfo(ctx *context.Context) *CompareInfo {
 			ci.BaseBranch = baseCommit.ID.String()
 			ctx.Data["BaseBranch"] = ci.BaseBranch
 			baseIsCommit = true
-		} else if ci.BaseBranch == objectFormat.Empty().String() {
+		} else if ci.BaseBranch == objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String() {
 			if isSameRepo {
 				ctx.Redirect(ctx.Repo.RepoLink + "/compare/" + util.PathEscapeSegments(ci.HeadBranch))
 			} else {
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/githttp.go b/routers/web/repo/githttp.go
index dd47bd79d9..6d3dd5a3fe 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/githttp.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/githttp.go
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ func dummyInfoRefs(ctx *context.Context) {
 			}
 		}()
 
-		if err := git.InitRepository(ctx, tmpDir, true, git.ObjectFormatFromID(git.Sha1)); err != nil {
+		if err := git.InitRepository(ctx, tmpDir, true, git.Sha1ObjectFormat.Name()); err != nil {
 			log.Error("Failed to init bare repo for git-receive-pack cache: %v", err)
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/repo.go b/routers/web/repo/repo.go
index 7a2976f8dc..b16e283836 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/repo.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/repo.go
@@ -278,18 +278,18 @@ func CreatePost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		}
 	} else {
 		repo, err = repo_service.CreateRepository(ctx, ctx.Doer, ctxUser, repo_service.CreateRepoOptions{
-			Name:          form.RepoName,
-			Description:   form.Description,
-			Gitignores:    form.Gitignores,
-			IssueLabels:   form.IssueLabels,
-			License:       form.License,
-			Readme:        form.Readme,
-			IsPrivate:     form.Private || setting.Repository.ForcePrivate,
-			DefaultBranch: form.DefaultBranch,
-			AutoInit:      form.AutoInit,
-			IsTemplate:    form.Template,
-			TrustModel:    repo_model.ToTrustModel(form.TrustModel),
-			ObjectFormat:  form.ObjectFormat,
+			Name:             form.RepoName,
+			Description:      form.Description,
+			Gitignores:       form.Gitignores,
+			IssueLabels:      form.IssueLabels,
+			License:          form.License,
+			Readme:           form.Readme,
+			IsPrivate:        form.Private || setting.Repository.ForcePrivate,
+			DefaultBranch:    form.DefaultBranch,
+			AutoInit:         form.AutoInit,
+			IsTemplate:       form.Template,
+			TrustModel:       repo_model.ToTrustModel(form.TrustModel),
+			ObjectFormatName: form.ObjectFormatName,
 		})
 		if err == nil {
 			log.Trace("Repository created [%d]: %s/%s", repo.ID, ctxUser.Name, repo.Name)
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/setting/webhook.go b/routers/web/repo/setting/webhook.go
index 8c232a4cb8..ab3c70006f 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/setting/webhook.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/setting/webhook.go
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ func TestWebhook(ctx *context.Context) {
 			return
 		}
 		commit = &git.Commit{
-			ID:            objectFormat.NewEmptyID(),
+			ID:            objectFormat.EmptyObjectID(),
 			Author:        ghost.NewGitSig(),
 			Committer:     ghost.NewGitSig(),
 			CommitMessage: "This is a fake commit",
diff --git a/services/agit/agit.go b/services/agit/agit.go
index e354b9169a..bc68372570 100644
--- a/services/agit/agit.go
+++ b/services/agit/agit.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func ProcReceive(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, gitRepo *git.
 	objectFormat, _ := gitRepo.GetObjectFormat()
 
 	for i := range opts.OldCommitIDs {
-		if opts.NewCommitIDs[i] == objectFormat.Empty().String() {
+		if opts.NewCommitIDs[i] == objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String() {
 			results = append(results, private.HookProcReceiveRefResult{
 				OriginalRef: opts.RefFullNames[i],
 				OldOID:      opts.OldCommitIDs[i],
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func ProcReceive(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, gitRepo *git.
 			results = append(results, private.HookProcReceiveRefResult{
 				Ref:         pr.GetGitRefName(),
 				OriginalRef: opts.RefFullNames[i],
-				OldOID:      objectFormat.Empty().String(),
+				OldOID:      objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String(),
 				NewOID:      opts.NewCommitIDs[i],
 			})
 			continue
diff --git a/services/convert/git_commit_test.go b/services/convert/git_commit_test.go
index d8c1fdfed7..73cb5e8c71 100644
--- a/services/convert/git_commit_test.go
+++ b/services/convert/git_commit_test.go
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ import (
 func TestToCommitMeta(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
 	headRepo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 1})
-	sha1 := git.ObjectFormatFromID(git.Sha1)
+	sha1 := git.Sha1ObjectFormat
 	signature := &git.Signature{Name: "Test Signature", Email: "test@email.com", When: time.Unix(0, 0)}
 	tag := &git.Tag{
 		Name:    "Test Tag",
-		ID:      sha1.Empty(),
-		Object:  sha1.Empty(),
+		ID:      sha1.EmptyObjectID(),
+		Object:  sha1.EmptyObjectID(),
 		Type:    "Test Type",
 		Tagger:  signature,
 		Message: "Test Message",
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ func TestToCommitMeta(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.NotNil(t, commitMeta)
 	assert.EqualValues(t, &api.CommitMeta{
-		SHA:     sha1.Empty().String(),
-		URL:     util.URLJoin(headRepo.APIURL(), "git/commits", sha1.Empty().String()),
+		SHA:     sha1.EmptyObjectID().String(),
+		URL:     util.URLJoin(headRepo.APIURL(), "git/commits", sha1.EmptyObjectID().String()),
 		Created: time.Unix(0, 0),
 	}, commitMeta)
 }
diff --git a/services/forms/repo_form.go b/services/forms/repo_form.go
index f6ef97dfdc..86599000a5 100644
--- a/services/forms/repo_form.go
+++ b/services/forms/repo_form.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	issues_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/issues"
 	project_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/project"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web/middleware"
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ type CreateRepoForm struct {
 	TrustModel      string
 
 	ForkSingleBranch string
-	ObjectFormat     git.ObjectFormat
+	ObjectFormatName string
 }
 
 // Validate validates the fields
diff --git a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
index 05d4a0555f..75fc687c86 100644
--- a/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
+++ b/services/gitdiff/gitdiff.go
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ func GetDiff(ctx context.Context, gitRepo *git.Repository, opts *DiffOptions, fi
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if (len(opts.BeforeCommitID) == 0 || opts.BeforeCommitID == objectFormat.Empty().String()) && commit.ParentCount() == 0 {
+	if (len(opts.BeforeCommitID) == 0 || opts.BeforeCommitID == objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String()) && commit.ParentCount() == 0 {
 		cmdDiff.AddArguments("diff", "--src-prefix=\\a/", "--dst-prefix=\\b/", "-M").
 			AddArguments(opts.WhitespaceBehavior...).
 			AddDynamicArguments(objectFormat.EmptyTree().String()).
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ func GetDiff(ctx context.Context, gitRepo *git.Repository, opts *DiffOptions, fi
 	}
 
 	diffPaths := []string{opts.BeforeCommitID + separator + opts.AfterCommitID}
-	if len(opts.BeforeCommitID) == 0 || opts.BeforeCommitID == objectFormat.Empty().String() {
+	if len(opts.BeforeCommitID) == 0 || opts.BeforeCommitID == objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String() {
 		diffPaths = []string{objectFormat.EmptyTree().String(), opts.AfterCommitID}
 	}
 	diff.NumFiles, diff.TotalAddition, diff.TotalDeletion, err = git.GetDiffShortStat(gitRepo.Ctx, repoPath, nil, diffPaths...)
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ func GetPullDiffStats(gitRepo *git.Repository, opts *DiffOptions) (*PullDiffStat
 	}
 
 	diffPaths := []string{opts.BeforeCommitID + separator + opts.AfterCommitID}
-	if len(opts.BeforeCommitID) == 0 || opts.BeforeCommitID == objectFormat.Empty().String() {
+	if len(opts.BeforeCommitID) == 0 || opts.BeforeCommitID == objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String() {
 		diffPaths = []string{objectFormat.EmptyTree().String(), opts.AfterCommitID}
 	}
 
diff --git a/services/migrations/common.go b/services/migrations/common.go
index 278c156b03..d88518899d 100644
--- a/services/migrations/common.go
+++ b/services/migrations/common.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func CheckAndEnsureSafePR(pr *base.PullRequest, commonCloneBaseURL string, g bas
 
 	// SECURITY: SHAs Must be a SHA
 	// FIXME: hash only a SHA1
-	CommitType := git.ObjectFormatFromID(git.Sha1)
+	CommitType := git.Sha1ObjectFormat
 	if pr.MergeCommitSHA != "" && !CommitType.IsValid(pr.MergeCommitSHA) {
 		WarnAndNotice("PR #%d in %s has invalid MergeCommitSHA: %s", pr.Number, g, pr.MergeCommitSHA)
 		pr.MergeCommitSHA = ""
diff --git a/services/migrations/gitea_uploader_test.go b/services/migrations/gitea_uploader_test.go
index b6c9b81477..3dec3a26fc 100644
--- a/services/migrations/gitea_uploader_test.go
+++ b/services/migrations/gitea_uploader_test.go
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func TestGiteaUploadUpdateGitForPullRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	//
 	fromRepo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 1})
 	baseRef := "master"
-	assert.NoError(t, git.InitRepository(git.DefaultContext, fromRepo.RepoPath(), false, fromRepo.ObjectFormat))
+	assert.NoError(t, git.InitRepository(git.DefaultContext, fromRepo.RepoPath(), false, fromRepo.ObjectFormatName))
 	err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "symbolic-ref").AddDynamicArguments("HEAD", git.BranchPrefix+baseRef).Run(&git.RunOpts{Dir: fromRepo.RepoPath()})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(fromRepo.RepoPath(), "README.md"), []byte(fmt.Sprintf("# Testing Repository\n\nOriginally created in: %s", fromRepo.RepoPath())), 0o644))
diff --git a/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go b/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go
index b3ecf2fc54..6f03e14ab0 100644
--- a/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go
+++ b/services/mirror/mirror_pull.go
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ func SyncPullMirror(ctx context.Context, repoID int64) bool {
 			}
 			notify_service.SyncPushCommits(ctx, m.Repo.MustOwner(ctx), m.Repo, &repo_module.PushUpdateOptions{
 				RefFullName: result.refName,
-				OldCommitID: objectFormat.Empty().String(),
+				OldCommitID: objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String(),
 				NewCommitID: commitID,
 			}, repo_module.NewPushCommits())
 			notify_service.SyncCreateRef(ctx, m.Repo.MustOwner(ctx), m.Repo, result.refName, commitID)
diff --git a/services/packages/cargo/index.go b/services/packages/cargo/index.go
index 48bd0a4d80..9514e35bed 100644
--- a/services/packages/cargo/index.go
+++ b/services/packages/cargo/index.go
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func alterRepositoryContent(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *re
 		if !git.IsErrBranchNotExist(err) || !repo.IsEmpty {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err := t.Init(repo.ObjectFormat); err != nil {
+		if err := t.Init(repo.ObjectFormatName); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/services/pull/pull.go b/services/pull/pull.go
index a16d1be1c1..6094a4ed31 100644
--- a/services/pull/pull.go
+++ b/services/pull/pull.go
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func AddTestPullRequestTask(doer *user_model.User, repoID int64, branch string,
 			if err == nil {
 				for _, pr := range prs {
 					objectFormat, _ := git.GetObjectFormatOfRepo(ctx, pr.BaseRepo.RepoPath())
-					if newCommitID != "" && newCommitID != objectFormat.Empty().String() {
+					if newCommitID != "" && newCommitID != objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String() {
 						changed, err := checkIfPRContentChanged(ctx, pr, oldCommitID, newCommitID)
 						if err != nil {
 							log.Error("checkIfPRContentChanged: %v", err)
diff --git a/services/pull/temp_repo.go b/services/pull/temp_repo.go
index fde8673a24..36bdbde55c 100644
--- a/services/pull/temp_repo.go
+++ b/services/pull/temp_repo.go
@@ -93,14 +93,8 @@ func createTemporaryRepoForPR(ctx context.Context, pr *issues_model.PullRequest)
 
 	baseRepoPath := pr.BaseRepo.RepoPath()
 	headRepoPath := pr.HeadRepo.RepoPath()
-	objectFormat, err := git.GetObjectFormatOfRepo(ctx, baseRepoPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error("Unable to fetch ObjectFormat of repository %s: %v", baseRepoPath, err)
-		cancel()
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
 
-	if err := git.InitRepository(ctx, tmpBasePath, false, objectFormat); err != nil {
+	if err := git.InitRepository(ctx, tmpBasePath, false, pr.BaseRepo.ObjectFormatName); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to init tmpBasePath for %-v: %v", pr, err)
 		cancel()
 		return nil, nil, err
@@ -174,6 +168,7 @@ func createTemporaryRepoForPR(ctx context.Context, pr *issues_model.PullRequest)
 	}
 
 	trackingBranch := "tracking"
+	objectFormat := git.ObjectFormatFromName(pr.BaseRepo.ObjectFormatName)
 	// Fetch head branch
 	var headBranch string
 	if pr.Flow == issues_model.PullRequestFlowGithub {
diff --git a/services/release/release.go b/services/release/release.go
index 4cd520e82f..fc91171fba 100644
--- a/services/release/release.go
+++ b/services/release/release.go
@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ func createTag(ctx context.Context, gitRepo *git.Repository, rel *repo_model.Rel
 			objectFormat, _ := gitRepo.GetObjectFormat()
 			commits := repository.NewPushCommits()
 			commits.HeadCommit = repository.CommitToPushCommit(commit)
-			commits.CompareURL = rel.Repo.ComposeCompareURL(objectFormat.Empty().String(), commit.ID.String())
+			commits.CompareURL = rel.Repo.ComposeCompareURL(objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String(), commit.ID.String())
 
 			refFullName := git.RefNameFromTag(rel.TagName)
 			notify_service.PushCommits(
 				ctx, rel.Publisher, rel.Repo,
 				&repository.PushUpdateOptions{
 					RefFullName: refFullName,
-					OldCommitID: objectFormat.Empty().String(),
+					OldCommitID: objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String(),
 					NewCommitID: commit.ID.String(),
 				}, commits)
 			notify_service.CreateRef(ctx, rel.Publisher, rel.Repo, refFullName, commit.ID.String())
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func DeleteReleaseByID(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, rel *re
 			&repository.PushUpdateOptions{
 				RefFullName: refName,
 				OldCommitID: rel.Sha1,
-				NewCommitID: objectFormat.Empty().String(),
+				NewCommitID: objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String(),
 			}, repository.NewPushCommits())
 		notify_service.DeleteRef(ctx, doer, repo, refName)
 
diff --git a/services/repository/branch.go b/services/repository/branch.go
index b797917757..dca938444a 100644
--- a/services/repository/branch.go
+++ b/services/repository/branch.go
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ func DeleteBranch(ctx context.Context, doer *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.R
 		&repo_module.PushUpdateOptions{
 			RefFullName:  git.RefNameFromBranch(branchName),
 			OldCommitID:  commit.ID.String(),
-			NewCommitID:  objectFormat.Empty().String(),
+			NewCommitID:  objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String(),
 			PusherID:     doer.ID,
 			PusherName:   doer.Name,
 			RepoUserName: repo.OwnerName,
diff --git a/services/repository/check.go b/services/repository/check.go
index 23c4f79bf2..b874ede51f 100644
--- a/services/repository/check.go
+++ b/services/repository/check.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func ReinitMissingRepositories(ctx context.Context) error {
 		default:
 		}
 		log.Trace("Initializing %d/%d...", repo.OwnerID, repo.ID)
-		if err := git.InitRepository(ctx, repo.RepoPath(), true, repo.ObjectFormat); err != nil {
+		if err := git.InitRepository(ctx, repo.RepoPath(), true, repo.ObjectFormatName); err != nil {
 			log.Error("Unable (re)initialize repository %d at %s. Error: %v", repo.ID, repo.RepoPath(), err)
 			if err2 := system_model.CreateRepositoryNotice("InitRepository [%d]: %v", repo.ID, err); err2 != nil {
 				log.Error("CreateRepositoryNotice: %v", err2)
diff --git a/services/repository/create.go b/services/repository/create.go
index a41904eb7c..bcf2c85c21 100644
--- a/services/repository/create.go
+++ b/services/repository/create.go
@@ -27,23 +27,23 @@ import (
 
 // CreateRepoOptions contains the create repository options
 type CreateRepoOptions struct {
-	Name           string
-	Description    string
-	OriginalURL    string
-	GitServiceType api.GitServiceType
-	Gitignores     string
-	IssueLabels    string
-	License        string
-	Readme         string
-	DefaultBranch  string
-	IsPrivate      bool
-	IsMirror       bool
-	IsTemplate     bool
-	AutoInit       bool
-	Status         repo_model.RepositoryStatus
-	TrustModel     repo_model.TrustModelType
-	MirrorInterval string
-	ObjectFormat   git.ObjectFormat
+	Name             string
+	Description      string
+	OriginalURL      string
+	GitServiceType   api.GitServiceType
+	Gitignores       string
+	IssueLabels      string
+	License          string
+	Readme           string
+	DefaultBranch    string
+	IsPrivate        bool
+	IsMirror         bool
+	IsTemplate       bool
+	AutoInit         bool
+	Status           repo_model.RepositoryStatus
+	TrustModel       repo_model.TrustModelType
+	MirrorInterval   string
+	ObjectFormatName string
 }
 
 func prepareRepoCommit(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, tmpDir, repoPath string, opts CreateRepoOptions) error {
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func prepareRepoCommit(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, tmpDir,
 
 // InitRepository initializes README and .gitignore if needed.
 func initRepository(ctx context.Context, repoPath string, u *user_model.User, repo *repo_model.Repository, opts CreateRepoOptions) (err error) {
-	if err = repo_module.CheckInitRepository(ctx, repo.OwnerName, repo.Name, opts.ObjectFormat); err != nil {
+	if err = repo_module.CheckInitRepository(ctx, repo.OwnerName, repo.Name, opts.ObjectFormatName); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -210,10 +210,6 @@ func CreateRepositoryDirectly(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, opt
 		opts.DefaultBranch = setting.Repository.DefaultBranch
 	}
 
-	if opts.ObjectFormat == nil {
-		opts.ObjectFormat = git.ObjectFormatFromID(git.Sha1)
-	}
-
 	// Check if label template exist
 	if len(opts.IssueLabels) > 0 {
 		if _, err := repo_module.LoadTemplateLabelsByDisplayName(opts.IssueLabels); err != nil {
@@ -239,7 +235,7 @@ func CreateRepositoryDirectly(ctx context.Context, doer, u *user_model.User, opt
 		TrustModel:                      opts.TrustModel,
 		IsMirror:                        opts.IsMirror,
 		DefaultBranch:                   opts.DefaultBranch,
-		ObjectFormat:                    opts.ObjectFormat,
+		ObjectFormatName:                opts.ObjectFormatName,
 	}
 
 	var rollbackRepo *repo_model.Repository
diff --git a/services/repository/files/cherry_pick.go b/services/repository/files/cherry_pick.go
index 0085e88d55..e88ea16119 100644
--- a/services/repository/files/cherry_pick.go
+++ b/services/repository/files/cherry_pick.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/pull"
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ func CherryPick(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, doer *user_mod
 	}
 	parent, err := commit.ParentID(0)
 	if err != nil {
-		parent = repo.ObjectFormat.EmptyTree()
+		parent = git.ObjectFormatFromName(repo.ObjectFormatName).EmptyTree()
 	}
 
 	base, right := parent.String(), commit.ID.String()
diff --git a/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go b/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go
index 0b5aaba154..6a0b7b675c 100644
--- a/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go
+++ b/services/repository/files/temp_repo.go
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) Clone(branch string) error {
 }
 
 // Init the repository
-func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) Init(objectFormat git.ObjectFormat) error {
-	if err := git.InitRepository(t.ctx, t.basePath, false, objectFormat); err != nil {
+func (t *TemporaryUploadRepository) Init(objectFormatName string) error {
+	if err := git.InitRepository(t.ctx, t.basePath, false, objectFormatName); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(t.ctx, t.basePath)
diff --git a/services/repository/files/update.go b/services/repository/files/update.go
index d202717ef5..dd8d9ee425 100644
--- a/services/repository/files/update.go
+++ b/services/repository/files/update.go
@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ func ChangeRepoFiles(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, doer *use
 		if !git.IsErrBranchNotExist(err) || !repo.IsEmpty {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		objectFormat, _ := gitRepo.GetObjectFormat()
-		if err := t.Init(objectFormat); err != nil {
+		if err := t.Init(repo.ObjectFormatName); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		hasOldBranch = false
diff --git a/services/repository/files/upload.go b/services/repository/files/upload.go
index 8be8773544..61e38b55a3 100644
--- a/services/repository/files/upload.go
+++ b/services/repository/files/upload.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func UploadRepoFiles(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, doer *use
 		if !git.IsErrBranchNotExist(err) || !repo.IsEmpty {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err = t.Init(repo.ObjectFormat); err != nil {
+		if err = t.Init(repo.ObjectFormatName); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		hasOldBranch = false
diff --git a/services/repository/push.go b/services/repository/push.go
index 3003933c34..3bc7a78cb9 100644
--- a/services/repository/push.go
+++ b/services/repository/push.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func pushUpdates(optsList []*repo_module.PushUpdateOptions) error {
 		log.Trace("pushUpdates: %-v %s %s %s", repo, opts.OldCommitID, opts.NewCommitID, opts.RefFullName)
 
 		if opts.IsNewRef() && opts.IsDelRef() {
-			return fmt.Errorf("old and new revisions are both %s", objectFormat.Empty())
+			return fmt.Errorf("old and new revisions are both %s", objectFormat.EmptyObjectID())
 		}
 		if opts.RefFullName.IsTag() {
 			if pusher == nil || pusher.ID != opts.PusherID {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func pushUpdates(optsList []*repo_module.PushUpdateOptions) error {
 					&repo_module.PushUpdateOptions{
 						RefFullName: git.RefNameFromTag(tagName),
 						OldCommitID: opts.OldCommitID,
-						NewCommitID: objectFormat.Empty().String(),
+						NewCommitID: objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String(),
 					}, repo_module.NewPushCommits())
 
 				delTags = append(delTags, tagName)
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ func pushUpdates(optsList []*repo_module.PushUpdateOptions) error {
 
 				commits := repo_module.NewPushCommits()
 				commits.HeadCommit = repo_module.CommitToPushCommit(newCommit)
-				commits.CompareURL = repo.ComposeCompareURL(objectFormat.Empty().String(), opts.NewCommitID)
+				commits.CompareURL = repo.ComposeCompareURL(objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String(), opts.NewCommitID)
 
 				notify_service.PushCommits(
 					ctx, pusher, repo,
 					&repo_module.PushUpdateOptions{
 						RefFullName: opts.RefFullName,
-						OldCommitID: objectFormat.Empty().String(),
+						OldCommitID: objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String(),
 						NewCommitID: opts.NewCommitID,
 					}, commits)
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func pushUpdates(optsList []*repo_module.PushUpdateOptions) error {
 				}
 
 				oldCommitID := opts.OldCommitID
-				if oldCommitID == objectFormat.Empty().String() && len(commits.Commits) > 0 {
+				if oldCommitID == objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String() && len(commits.Commits) > 0 {
 					oldCommit, err := gitRepo.GetCommit(commits.Commits[len(commits.Commits)-1].Sha1)
 					if err != nil && !git.IsErrNotExist(err) {
 						log.Error("unable to GetCommit %s from %-v: %v", oldCommitID, repo, err)
@@ -250,11 +250,11 @@ func pushUpdates(optsList []*repo_module.PushUpdateOptions) error {
 					}
 				}
 
-				if oldCommitID == objectFormat.Empty().String() && repo.DefaultBranch != branch {
+				if oldCommitID == objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String() && repo.DefaultBranch != branch {
 					oldCommitID = repo.DefaultBranch
 				}
 
-				if oldCommitID != objectFormat.Empty().String() {
+				if oldCommitID != objectFormat.EmptyObjectID().String() {
 					commits.CompareURL = repo.ComposeCompareURL(oldCommitID, opts.NewCommitID)
 				} else {
 					commits.CompareURL = ""
diff --git a/services/wiki/wiki.go b/services/wiki/wiki.go
index ecda926ec1..f98854c8dd 100644
--- a/services/wiki/wiki.go
+++ b/services/wiki/wiki.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func InitWiki(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if err := git.InitRepository(ctx, repo.WikiPath(), true, git.ObjectFormatFromID(git.Sha1)); err != nil {
+	if err := git.InitRepository(ctx, repo.WikiPath(), true, repo.ObjectFormatName); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("InitRepository: %w", err)
 	} else if err = repo_module.CreateDelegateHooks(repo.WikiPath()); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("createDelegateHooks: %w", err)
diff --git a/services/wiki/wiki_test.go b/services/wiki/wiki_test.go
index 9981fb4258..277fa086ac 100644
--- a/services/wiki/wiki_test.go
+++ b/services/wiki/wiki_test.go
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func TestPrepareWikiFileName_FirstPage(t *testing.T) {
 	// Now create a temporaryDirectory
 	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
 
-	err := git.InitRepository(git.DefaultContext, tmpDir, true, git.ObjectFormatFromID(git.Sha1))
+	err := git.InitRepository(git.DefaultContext, tmpDir, true, git.Sha1ObjectFormat.Name())
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
 	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(git.DefaultContext, tmpDir)
diff --git a/tests/integration/git_helper_for_declarative_test.go b/tests/integration/git_helper_for_declarative_test.go
index de671dec19..77fe07128e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/git_helper_for_declarative_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/git_helper_for_declarative_test.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func doGitCloneFail(u *url.URL) func(*testing.T) {
 func doGitInitTestRepository(dstPath string) func(*testing.T) {
 	return func(t *testing.T) {
 		// Init repository in dstPath
-		assert.NoError(t, git.InitRepository(git.DefaultContext, dstPath, false, git.ObjectFormatFromID(git.Sha1)))
+		assert.NoError(t, git.InitRepository(git.DefaultContext, dstPath, false, git.Sha1ObjectFormat.Name()))
 		// forcibly set default branch to master
 		_, _, err := git.NewCommand(git.DefaultContext, "symbolic-ref", "HEAD", git.BranchPrefix+"master").RunStdString(&git.RunOpts{Dir: dstPath})
 		assert.NoError(t, err)