diff --git a/autoload/gitgutter/async.vim b/autoload/gitgutter/async.vim
index 2938126..55baf3a 100644
--- a/autoload/gitgutter/async.vim
+++ b/autoload/gitgutter/async.vim
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function! gitgutter#async#execute(cmd) abort
 
   if has('nvim')
     if has('unix')
-      let command = [g:gitgutter_sh, "-c", a:cmd]
+      let command = ["sh", "-c", a:cmd]
     elseif has('win32')
       let command = ["cmd.exe", "/c", a:cmd]
     else
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function! gitgutter#async#execute(cmd) abort
     " only occurs when a file is not tracked by git).
 
     if has('unix')
-      let command = [g:gitgutter_sh, "-c", a:cmd]
+      let command = ["sh", "-c", a:cmd]
     elseif has('win32')
       " Help docs recommend {command} be a string on Windows.  But I think
       " they also say that will run the command directly, which I believe would
diff --git a/autoload/gitgutter/utility.vim b/autoload/gitgutter/utility.vim
index 6caa0b3..0888a73 100644
--- a/autoload/gitgutter/utility.vim
+++ b/autoload/gitgutter/utility.vim
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ function! gitgutter#utility#use_known_shell() abort
     let s:shell = &shell
     let s:shellcmdflag = &shellcmdflag
     let s:shellredir = &shellredir
-    let &shell = g:gitgutter_sh
+    let &shell = 'sh'
     set shellcmdflag=-c
     set shellredir=>%s\ 2>&1
   endif
diff --git a/plugin/gitgutter.vim b/plugin/gitgutter.vim
index b29bf25..ff87a0a 100644
--- a/plugin/gitgutter.vim
+++ b/plugin/gitgutter.vim
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ call s:set('g:gitgutter_avoid_cmd_prompt_on_windows', 1)
 call s:set('g:gitgutter_async',                       1)
 call s:set('g:gitgutter_log',                         0)
 call s:set('g:gitgutter_git_executable',          'git')
-call s:set('g:gitgutter_sh',                  '/bin/sh')
 
 if !executable(g:gitgutter_git_executable)
   call gitgutter#utility#warn('cannot find git. Please set g:gitgutter_git_executable.')