diff --git a/lib/git.zsh b/lib/git.zsh
index df0fcedbb..488a70648 100644
--- a/lib/git.zsh
+++ b/lib/git.zsh
@@ -8,26 +8,11 @@ function git_prompt_info() {
 
 # Checks if working tree is dirty
 parse_git_dirty() {
-  local SUBMODULE_SYNTAX=''
-  local GIT_STATUS=''
-  local CLEAN_MESSAGE='nothing to commit (working directory clean)'
-  if [[ "$(command git config --get oh-my-zsh.hide-status)" != "1" ]]; then
-    if [[ $POST_1_7_2_GIT -gt 0 ]]; then
-          SUBMODULE_SYNTAX="--ignore-submodules=dirty"
-    fi
-    if [[ "$DISABLE_UNTRACKED_FILES_DIRTY" == "true" ]]; then
-        GIT_STATUS=$(command git status -s ${SUBMODULE_SYNTAX} -uno 2> /dev/null | tail -n1)
-    else
-        GIT_STATUS=$(command git status -s ${SUBMODULE_SYNTAX} 2> /dev/null | tail -n1)
-    fi
-    if [[ -n $GIT_STATUS ]]; then
-      echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIRTY"
-    else
-      echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN"
-    fi
-  else
-    echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN"
-  fi
+  if [[ -n $(git diff ${SUBMODULE_SYNTAX} HEAD 2> /dev/null) ]]; then
+     echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_DIRTY"
+   else
+     echo "$ZSH_THEME_GIT_PROMPT_CLEAN"
+   fi
 }
 
 # get the difference between the local and remote branches