diff --git a/subcmds/forall.py b/subcmds/forall.py
index 8d701a6..b66313d 100644
--- a/subcmds/forall.py
+++ b/subcmds/forall.py
@@ -160,10 +160,8 @@
       setenv('REPO_PROJECT', project.name)
       setenv('REPO_PATH', project.relpath)
       setenv('REPO_REMOTE', project.remote.name)
-      setenv('REPO_LREV', project\
-        .GetRemote(project.remote.name)\
-        .ToLocal(project.revision))
-      setenv('REPO_RREV', project.revision)
+      setenv('REPO_LREV', project.GetRevisionId())
+      setenv('REPO_RREV', project.revisionExpr)
 
       if mirror:
         setenv('GIT_DIR', project.gitdir)
diff --git a/subcmds/init.py b/subcmds/init.py
index 0d0fcd0..5ba4d79 100644
--- a/subcmds/init.py
+++ b/subcmds/init.py
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@
       m._InitGitDir()
 
       if opt.manifest_branch:
-        m.revision = opt.manifest_branch
+        m.revisionExpr = opt.manifest_branch
       else:
-        m.revision = 'refs/heads/master'
+        m.revisionExpr = 'refs/heads/master'
     else:
       if opt.manifest_branch:
-        m.revision = opt.manifest_branch
+        m.revisionExpr = opt.manifest_branch
       else:
         m.PreSync()
 
diff --git a/subcmds/sync.py b/subcmds/sync.py
index c61c3bb..9c9a3b7 100644
--- a/subcmds/sync.py
+++ b/subcmds/sync.py
@@ -207,17 +207,14 @@
 warning: Cannot automatically authenticate repo."""
     return True
 
-  remote = project.GetRemote(project.remote.name)
-  ref = remote.ToLocal(project.revision)
-
   try:
-    cur = project.bare_git.describe(ref)
+    cur = project.bare_git.describe(project.GetRevisionId())
   except GitError:
     cur = None
 
   if not cur \
      or re.compile(r'^.*-[0-9]{1,}-g[0-9a-f]{1,}$').match(cur):
-    rev = project.revision
+    rev = project.revisionExpr
     if rev.startswith(R_HEADS):
       rev = rev[len(R_HEADS):]