diff --git a/dvc/repo/__init__.py b/dvc/repo/__init__.py
index bbda875e5..3a44bf0c4 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/__init__.py
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@ class Repo:
         if path_isin(self.odb.local.cache_dir, self.root_dir):
             flist += [self.odb.local.cache_dir]
 
-        self.scm.ignore_list(flist)
+        for file in flist:
+            self.scm_context.ignore(file)
 
     def brancher(self, *args, **kwargs):
         from dvc.repo.brancher import brancher
diff --git a/dvc/scm/base.py b/dvc/scm/base.py
index 96d46dee5..9fda3afa9 100644
--- a/dvc/scm/base.py
+++ b/dvc/scm/base.py
@@ -99,10 +99,6 @@ class Base:
     def ignore_file(self):
         """Filename for a file that contains ignored paths for this SCM."""
 
-    def ignore_list(self, p_list):
-        """Makes SCM ignore all paths specified in a list."""
-        return [self.ignore(path) for path in p_list]
-
     def add(self, paths):
         """Makes SCM track every path from a specified list of paths."""
 
diff --git a/tests/func/test_repo_index.py b/tests/func/test_repo_index.py
index 3cfda15ac..e6d1eb7c6 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_repo_index.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_repo_index.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def test_dumpd(dvc):
 
 
 def test_unique_identifier(tmp_dir, dvc, scm, run_copy):
-    dvc.config["core"]["autostage"] = True
+    dvc.scm_context.autostage = True
     tmp_dir.dvc_gen("foo", "foo")
     run_copy("foo", "bar", name="copy-foo-bar")