diff --git a/internal/repository/repair_pack.go b/internal/repository/repair_pack.go
index 5f3d43dc3..bedbc31df 100644
--- a/internal/repository/repair_pack.go
+++ b/internal/repository/repair_pack.go
@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
-func RepairPacks(ctx context.Context, repo *Repository, ids restic.IDSet, printer progress.Printer) error {
+func RepairPacks(ctx context.Context, repo restic.Repository, ids restic.IDSet, printer progress.Printer) error {
 	wg, wgCtx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
 	repo.StartPackUploader(wgCtx, wg)
-	repo.DisableAutoIndexUpdate()
 
 	printer.P("salvaging intact data from specified pack files")
 	bar := printer.NewCounter("pack files")