diff --git a/autoload/fugitive.vim b/autoload/fugitive.vim
index 6ddc858..eee8d4c 100644
--- a/autoload/fugitive.vim
+++ b/autoload/fugitive.vim
@@ -2641,13 +2641,13 @@ function! s:Browse(bang,line1,count,...) abort
       let branch = s:repo().head()
     endif
     if !empty(branch)
-      let r = s:repo().git_chomp('config','branch.'.branch.'.remote')
-      let m = s:repo().git_chomp('config','branch.'.branch.'.merge')[11:-1]
+      let r = fugitive#Config('branch.'.branch.'.remote')
+      let m = fugitive#Config('branch.'.branch.'.merge')[11:-1]
       if r ==# '.' && !empty(m)
-        let r2 = s:repo().git_chomp('config','branch.'.m.'.remote')
+        let r2 = fugitive#Config('branch.'.m.'.remote')
         if r2 !~# '^\.\=$'
           let r = r2
-          let m = s:repo().git_chomp('config','branch.'.m.'.merge')[11:-1]
+          let m = fugitive#Config('branch.'.m.'.merge')[11:-1]
         endif
       endif
       if empty(remote)
diff --git a/plugin/fugitive.vim b/plugin/fugitive.vim
index 00b6910..0ce9246 100644
--- a/plugin/fugitive.vim
+++ b/plugin/fugitive.vim
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ function! FugitiveParse(...) abort
   throw v:errmsg
 endfunction
 
+function! FugitiveConfig(...) abort
+  return call('fugitive#Config', a:000)
+endfunction
+
+function! FugitiveRemoteUrl(...) abort
+  return call('fugitive#RemoteUrl', a:000)
+endfunction
+
 augroup fugitive
   autocmd!