diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c20ce7793..eb5dc1315 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "husky",
-  "version": "4.0.7",
+  "version": "4.0.8",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
@@ -3568,11 +3568,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-DyFP3BM/3YHTQOCUL/w0OZHR0lpKeGrxotcHWcqNEdnltqFwXVfhEBQ94eIo34AfQpo0rGki4cyIiftY06h2Fg==",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "get-stdin": {
-      "version": "7.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-stdin/-/get-stdin-7.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-zRKcywvrXlXsA0v0i9Io4KDRaAw7+a1ZpjRwl9Wox8PFlVCCHra7E9c4kqXCoCM9nR5tBkaTTZRBoCm60bFqTQ=="
-    },
     "get-value": {
       "version": "2.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-value/-/get-value-2.0.6.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 770eb0d69..0ba54c184 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "husky",
-  "version": "4.0.7",
+  "version": "4.0.8",
   "description": "Prevents bad commit or push (git hooks, pre-commit/precommit, pre-push/prepush, post-merge/postmerge and all that stuff...)",
   "bin": {
     "husky-run": "./run.js",
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
     "chalk": "^3.0.0",
     "ci-info": "^2.0.0",
     "cosmiconfig": "^6.0.0",
-    "get-stdin": "^7.0.0",
     "opencollective-postinstall": "^2.0.2",
     "pkg-dir": "^4.2.0",
     "please-upgrade-node": "^3.2.0",
diff --git a/src/installer/__tests__/__snapshots__/getScript.ts.snap b/src/installer/__tests__/__snapshots__/getScript.ts.snap
index 6415e7128..cb8c5db3b 100644
--- a/src/installer/__tests__/__snapshots__/getScript.ts.snap
+++ b/src/installer/__tests__/__snapshots__/getScript.ts.snap
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ exports[`hookScript should match snapshot 1`] = `
 "#!/bin/sh
 # husky
 
-# Hook created by Husky v4.0.7 (https://github.com/typicode/husky#readme)
+# Hook created by Husky v4.0.8 (https://github.com/typicode/husky#readme)
 #   At: <locale date string>
 #   From: /home/typicode/projects/foo-package (https://github.com/foo/foo-package)
 #   With: npm
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ run_command () {
   fi
 }
 
-debug \\"husky v4.0.7 (created at <locale date string>)\\"
+debug \\"husky v4.0.8 (created at <locale date string>)\\"
 debug \\"$hookName hook started\\"
 debug \\"Current working directory is \`pwd\`\\"
 
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ fi
 
 cd \\".\\"
 
+case $hookName in
+  \\"pre-push\\"|\\"pre-receive\\"|\\"post-receive\\"|\\"post-rewrite\\")
+    export HUSKY_GIT_STDIN=\`cat\`;;
+esac
+
 if command_exists winpty && test -t 1; then
   exec < /dev/tty
 fi
diff --git a/src/installer/getScript.ts b/src/installer/getScript.ts
index 3bc803720..f591dfc5a 100644
--- a/src/installer/getScript.ts
+++ b/src/installer/getScript.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ fi
 
 cd "${relativeUserPkgDir}"
 
+case $hookName in
+  "pre-push"|"pre-receive"|"post-receive"|"post-rewrite")
+    export HUSKY_GIT_STDIN=\`cat\`;;
+esac
+
 if command_exists winpty && test -t 1; then
   exec < /dev/tty
 fi
diff --git a/src/runner/__tests__/index.ts b/src/runner/__tests__/index.ts
index 6c3e3e4a4..b249afa0c 100644
--- a/src/runner/__tests__/index.ts
+++ b/src/runner/__tests__/index.ts
@@ -107,32 +107,6 @@ describe('run', (): void => {
     expect(status).toBe(0)
   })
 
-  it('should set HUSKY_GIT_STDIN env for some hooks', async (): Promise<
-    void
-  > => {
-    const dir = tempy.directory()
-
-    fs.writeFileSync(
-      path.join(dir, 'package.json'),
-      JSON.stringify({
-        husky: {
-          hooks: {
-            'pre-push': 'echo success'
-          }
-        }
-      })
-    )
-
-    const status = await index(['', '', 'pre-push'], {
-      cwd: dir,
-      getStdinFn: (): Promise<string> => Promise.resolve('foo')
-    })
-    expectSpawnSyncToHaveBeenCalledWith(dir, 'echo success', {
-      HUSKY_GIT_STDIN: 'foo'
-    })
-    expect(status).toBe(0)
-  })
-
   it('should set HUSKY_GIT_PARAMS', async (): Promise<void> => {
     const dir = tempy.directory()
 
@@ -160,8 +134,7 @@ describe('run', (): void => {
   it("should not throw if there's no package.json", async (): Promise<void> => {
     const dir = tempy.directory()
     await index(['', '', 'pre-push'], {
-      cwd: dir,
-      getStdinFn: (): Promise<string> => Promise.resolve('foo')
+      cwd: dir
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/runner/index.ts b/src/runner/index.ts
index 43d6ec7d6..e2c76c7a3 100644
--- a/src/runner/index.ts
+++ b/src/runner/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import chalk from 'chalk'
 import { spawnSync } from 'child_process'
-import getStdin from 'get-stdin'
 import getConf from '../getConf'
 import { readPkg } from '../read-pkg'
 
@@ -70,10 +69,7 @@ function runCommand(
  */
 export default async function run(
   [, , hookName = '', HUSKY_GIT_PARAMS]: string[],
-  {
-    cwd = process.cwd(),
-    getStdinFn = getStdin
-  }: { cwd?: string; getStdinFn?: () => Promise<string> } = {}
+  { cwd = process.cwd() }: { cwd?: string } = {}
 ): Promise<number> {
   const oldCommand = getOldCommand(cwd, hookName)
   const command = getCommand(cwd, hookName)
@@ -85,17 +81,6 @@ export default async function run(
     env.HUSKY_GIT_PARAMS = HUSKY_GIT_PARAMS
   }
 
-  // Read stdin and add HUSKY_GIT_STDIN
-  const hooksWithStdin = [
-    'pre-push',
-    'pre-receive',
-    'post-receive',
-    'post-rewrite'
-  ]
-  if (hooksWithStdin.includes(hookName)) {
-    env.HUSKY_GIT_STDIN = await getStdinFn()
-  }
-
   if (command) {
     return runCommand(cwd, hookName, command, env)
   }