diff --git a/src/diff.c b/src/diff.c
index aa69ee2..3c30589 100644
--- a/src/diff.c
+++ b/src/diff.c
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ diff_get_patch_byindex(git_diff_list* list, size_t idx)
                 PyList_SetItem(py_hunk->lines, 0,
                     to_unicode_n(header, header_len, NULL, NULL));
                 for (j=1; j < lines_in_hunk + 1; ++j) {
-                    err = git_diff_patch_get_line_in_hunk(NULL, &line,
-                              &line_len, NULL, NULL, patch, i, j - 1);
+                    err = git_diff_patch_get_line_in_hunk(&py_hunk->origin,
+                              &line, &line_len, NULL, NULL, patch, i, j - 1);
 
                     if (err < 0)
                       goto cleanup;
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ Hunk_dealloc(Hunk *self)
 }
 
 PyMemberDef Hunk_members[] = {
+    MEMBER(Hunk, origin, T_CHAR, "origin."),
     MEMBER(Hunk, old_start, T_INT, "Old start."),
     MEMBER(Hunk, old_lines, T_INT, "Old lines."),
     MEMBER(Hunk, new_start, T_INT, "New start."),
diff --git a/src/pygit2.c b/src/pygit2.c
index e4a7c64..71a5437 100644
--- a/src/pygit2.c
+++ b/src/pygit2.c
@@ -338,15 +338,6 @@ moduleinit(PyObject* m)
     ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_DELTA_COPIED)
     ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_DELTA_IGNORED)
     ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_DELTA_UNTRACKED)
-    /* Flags for diffed lines origin */
-    ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_DIFF_LINE_CONTEXT)
-    ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_DIFF_LINE_ADDITION)
-    ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_DIFF_LINE_DELETION)
-    ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_DIFF_LINE_ADD_EOFNL)
-    ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_DIFF_LINE_DEL_EOFNL)
-    ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_DIFF_LINE_FILE_HDR)
-    ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_DIFF_LINE_HUNK_HDR)
-    ADD_CONSTANT_INT(m, GIT_DIFF_LINE_BINARY)
 
     /* Config */
     INIT_TYPE(ConfigType, NULL, PyType_GenericNew)
diff --git a/src/types.h b/src/types.h
index fd4e4ca..05c068e 100644
--- a/src/types.h
+++ b/src/types.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ typedef struct {
 typedef struct {
     PyObject_HEAD
     PyObject* lines;
+    char origin;
     int old_start;
     int old_lines;
     int new_start;
diff --git a/test/test_diff.py b/test/test_diff.py
index 71e15cd..3074f8d 100644
--- a/test/test_diff.py
+++ b/test/test_diff.py
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ class DiffTest(utils.BareRepoTestCase):
 
         patch = diff[0]
         hunk = patch.hunks[0]
+        self.assertEqual(hunk.origin, '+')
         self.assertEqual(hunk.old_start, 1)
         self.assertEqual(hunk.old_lines, 1)
         self.assertEqual(hunk.new_start, 1)