+test_expect_success 'verify that notes are gone' '
+
+ ! git notes show 5ee1c35e83ea47cd3cc4f8cbee0568915fbbbd29 &&
+ git notes show 08341ad9e94faa089d60fd3f523affb25c6da189 &&
+ git notes show ab5f302035f2e7aaf04265f08b42034c23256e1f
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'remove some commits' '
+
+ git reset --hard HEAD~1 &&
+ git reflog expire --expire=now HEAD &&
+ git gc --prune=now
+'
+
+cat > expect <<EOF
+08341ad9e94faa089d60fd3f523affb25c6da189
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success 'prune -v notes' '
+
+ git notes prune -v > actual &&
+ test_cmp expect actual
+'
+