The[ referenced Bug](https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=301775) is resolved so it might be no longer needed to have special handling for it https://github.com/tesla/m2eclipse-egit/blob/12d3cedba9f795ec4adb22d7d09faa514b87cb61/org.sonatype.m2e.egit/src/org/sonatype/m2e/egit/internal/EgitScmHandler.java#L134
The referenced Bug is resolved so it might be no longer needed to have special handling for it
m2eclipse-egit/org.sonatype.m2e.egit/src/org/sonatype/m2e/egit/internal/EgitScmHandler.java
Line 134 in 12d3ced