diff --git a/mesonbuild/msubprojects.py b/mesonbuild/msubprojects.py
index 9523dd323..d5153894e 100755
--- a/mesonbuild/msubprojects.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/msubprojects.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ def foreach(wrap, repo_dir, options):
 def add_common_arguments(p):
     p.add_argument('--sourcedir', default='.',
                    help='Path to source directory')
-    p.add_argument('--types', default=ALL_TYPES_STRING,
+    p.add_argument('--types', default='',
                    help='Comma-separated list of subproject types. Supported types are: {} (default: all)'.format(ALL_TYPES_STRING))
 
 def add_subprojects_argument(p):
@@ -328,13 +328,13 @@ def run(options):
         wraps = [wrap for name, wrap in r.wraps.items() if name in options.subprojects]
     else:
         wraps = r.wraps.values()
-    types = [t.strip() for t in options.types.split(',')]
+    types = [t.strip() for t in options.types.split(',')] if options.types else []
     for t in types:
         if t not in ALL_TYPES:
             raise MesonException('Unknown subproject type {!r}, supported types are: {}'.format(t, ALL_TYPES_STRING))
     failures = []
     for wrap in wraps:
-        if wrap.type not in types:
+        if types and wrap.type not in types:
             continue
         dirname = os.path.join(subprojects_dir, wrap.directory)
         if not options.subprojects_func(wrap, dirname, options):
diff --git a/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py b/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py
index 98b30ee65..774544a2e 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py
@@ -103,24 +103,12 @@ class PackageDefinition:
         self.provided_deps[self.name] = None
         if fname.endswith('.wrap'):
             self.parse_wrap(fname)
-        else:
-            self.guess_type();
         self.directory = self.values.get('directory', self.name)
         if os.path.dirname(self.directory):
             raise WrapException('Directory key must be a name and not a path')
         if self.type and self.type not in ALL_TYPES:
             raise WrapException('Unknown wrap type {!r}'.format(self.type))
 
-    def guess_type(self) -> None:
-        if os.path.exists(os.path.join(self.filename, '.git')):
-            # This is a git subproject without wrap file. Either the user cloned
-            # it manually, or it's a git submodule. The revision is used in
-            # msubprojects.py to update the git repo. If it's a submodule the repo
-            # is likely detached and revision will be empty.
-            res, stdout = quiet_git(['branch', '--show-current'], self.filename)
-            self.values['revision'] = stdout.strip()
-            self.type = 'git'
-
     def parse_wrap(self, fname: str) -> None:
         try:
             self.config = configparser.ConfigParser(interpolation=None)
diff --git a/run_unittests.py b/run_unittests.py
index 29a330d68..69f793212 100755
--- a/run_unittests.py
+++ b/run_unittests.py
@@ -9100,6 +9100,8 @@ class SubprojectsCommandTests(BasePlatformTests):
     def test_foreach(self):
         self._create_project(self.subprojects_dir / 'sub_file')
         self._wrap_create_file('sub_file')
+        self._git_create_local_repo('sub_git')
+        self._wrap_create_git('sub_git')
         self._git_create_local_repo('sub_git_no_wrap')
 
         def ran_in(s):
@@ -9112,13 +9114,13 @@ class SubprojectsCommandTests(BasePlatformTests):
 
         dummy_cmd = ['true']
         out = self._subprojects_cmd(['foreach'] + dummy_cmd)
-        self.assertEqual(ran_in(out), sorted(['./subprojects/sub_git_no_wrap', './subprojects/sub_file']))
+        self.assertEqual(ran_in(out), sorted(['./subprojects/sub_file', './subprojects/sub_git', './subprojects/sub_git_no_wrap']))
         out = self._subprojects_cmd(['foreach', '--types', 'git,file'] + dummy_cmd)
-        self.assertEqual(ran_in(out), sorted(['./subprojects/sub_git_no_wrap', './subprojects/sub_file']))
+        self.assertEqual(ran_in(out), sorted(['./subprojects/sub_file', './subprojects/sub_git']))
         out = self._subprojects_cmd(['foreach', '--types', 'file'] + dummy_cmd)
         self.assertEqual(ran_in(out), ['./subprojects/sub_file'])
         out = self._subprojects_cmd(['foreach', '--types', 'git'] + dummy_cmd)
-        self.assertEqual(ran_in(out), ['./subprojects/sub_git_no_wrap'])
+        self.assertEqual(ran_in(out), ['./subprojects/sub_git'])
 
 def _clang_at_least(compiler, minver: str, apple_minver: str) -> bool:
     """