diff --git a/git/repo/base.py b/git/repo/base.py
@@ -1064,7 +1064,8 @@ def has_separate_working_tree(self):
    rev_parse = rev_parse

    def __repr__(self):
-        return '<git.Repo "%s">' % self.git_dir

    def currently_rebasing_on(self):
        """

diff --git a/git/test/test_repo.py b/git/test/test_repo.py
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ def test_alternates(self):
        self.rorepo.alternates = cur_alternates

    def test_repr(self):
-        assert repr(self.rorepo).startswith('<git.Repo ')

    def test_is_dirty_with_bare_repository(self):
        orig_value = self.rorepo._bare