diff --git a/cli/src/commands/branch/create.rs b/cli/src/commands/branch/create.rs
index 42cd8ee955..2fd0b5d831 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/branch/create.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/branch/create.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use clap::builder::NonEmptyStringValueParser;
 use jj_lib::object_id::ObjectId as _;
 use jj_lib::op_store::RefTarget;
 
-use super::make_branch_term;
 use crate::cli_util::{CommandHelper, RevisionArg};
 use crate::command_error::{user_error_with_hint, CommandError};
 use crate::ui::Ui;
@@ -69,9 +68,9 @@ pub fn cmd_branch_create(
     tx.finish(
         ui,
         format!(
-            "create {} pointing to commit {}",
-            make_branch_term(branch_names),
-            target_commit.id().hex()
+            "create branches {names} pointing to commit {id}",
+            names = branch_names.join(", "),
+            id = target_commit.id().hex()
         ),
     )?;
     Ok(())
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/branch/delete.rs b/cli/src/commands/branch/delete.rs
index 10ab822231..e549d19b52 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/branch/delete.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/branch/delete.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 use jj_lib::op_store::RefTarget;
 use jj_lib::str_util::StringPattern;
 
-use super::{find_local_branches, make_branch_term};
+use super::find_local_branches;
 use crate::cli_util::CommandHelper;
 use crate::command_error::CommandError;
 use crate::ui::Ui;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub fn cmd_branch_delete(
         tx.mut_repo()
             .set_local_branch_target(branch_name, RefTarget::absent());
     }
-    tx.finish(ui, format!("delete {}", make_branch_term(&names)))?;
+    tx.finish(ui, format!("delete branches {}", names.join(", ")))?;
     writeln!(ui.status(), "Deleted {} branches.", names.len())?;
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/branch/forget.rs b/cli/src/commands/branch/forget.rs
index 9a2249ef29..16a3f057b8 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/branch/forget.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/branch/forget.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 use jj_lib::str_util::StringPattern;
 use jj_lib::view::View;
 
-use super::{find_branches_with, make_branch_term};
+use super::find_branches_with;
 use crate::cli_util::CommandHelper;
 use crate::command_error::CommandError;
 use crate::ui::Ui;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ pub fn cmd_branch_forget(
     for branch_name in names.iter() {
         tx.mut_repo().remove_branch(branch_name);
     }
-    tx.finish(ui, format!("forget {}", make_branch_term(&names)))?;
+    tx.finish(ui, format!("forget branches {}", names.join(", ")))?;
     writeln!(ui.status(), "Forgot {} branches.", names.len())?;
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/branch/mod.rs b/cli/src/commands/branch/mod.rs
index dfd6a29f3b..b61444def5 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/branch/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/branch/mod.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ mod set;
 mod track;
 mod untrack;
 
-use std::fmt;
-
 use itertools::Itertools as _;
 use jj_lib::backend::CommitId;
 use jj_lib::op_store::{RefTarget, RemoteRef};
@@ -87,13 +85,6 @@ pub fn cmd_branch(
     }
 }
 
-fn make_branch_term(branch_names: &[impl fmt::Display]) -> String {
-    match branch_names {
-        [branch_name] => format!("branch {}", branch_name),
-        branch_names => format!("branches {}", branch_names.iter().join(", ")),
-    }
-}
-
 fn find_local_branches(
     view: &View,
     name_patterns: &[StringPattern],
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/branch/move.rs b/cli/src/commands/branch/move.rs
index e0cd00348c..a02fc1b5fa 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/branch/move.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/branch/move.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use jj_lib::object_id::ObjectId as _;
 use jj_lib::op_store::RefTarget;
 use jj_lib::str_util::StringPattern;
 
-use super::{find_branches_with, is_fast_forward, make_branch_term};
+use super::{find_branches_with, is_fast_forward};
 use crate::cli_util::{CommandHelper, RevisionArg};
 use crate::command_error::{user_error_with_hint, CommandError};
 use crate::ui::Ui;
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ pub fn cmd_branch_move(
     tx.finish(
         ui,
         format!(
-            "point {} to commit {}",
-            make_branch_term(&branch_names),
-            target_commit.id().hex()
+            "point branches {names} to commit {id}",
+            names = branch_names.join(", "),
+            id = target_commit.id().hex()
         ),
     )?;
 
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/branch/rename.rs b/cli/src/commands/branch/rename.rs
index b2eb66ab21..a589778575 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/branch/rename.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/branch/rename.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 use jj_lib::op_store::RefTarget;
 use jj_lib::str_util::StringPattern;
 
-use super::make_branch_term;
 use crate::cli_util::CommandHelper;
 use crate::command_error::{user_error, CommandError};
 use crate::ui::Ui;
@@ -55,14 +54,7 @@ pub fn cmd_branch_rename(
         .set_local_branch_target(new_branch, ref_target);
     tx.mut_repo()
         .set_local_branch_target(old_branch, RefTarget::absent());
-    tx.finish(
-        ui,
-        format!(
-            "rename {} to {}",
-            make_branch_term(&[old_branch]),
-            make_branch_term(&[new_branch]),
-        ),
-    )?;
+    tx.finish(ui, format!("rename branch {old_branch} to {new_branch}"))?;
 
     let view = workspace_command.repo().view();
     if view
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/branch/set.rs b/cli/src/commands/branch/set.rs
index 3757fc8106..4cc3b28820 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/branch/set.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/branch/set.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use clap::builder::NonEmptyStringValueParser;
 use jj_lib::object_id::ObjectId as _;
 use jj_lib::op_store::RefTarget;
 
-use super::{is_fast_forward, make_branch_term};
+use super::is_fast_forward;
 use crate::cli_util::{CommandHelper, RevisionArg};
 use crate::command_error::{user_error_with_hint, CommandError};
 use crate::ui::Ui;
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ pub fn cmd_branch_set(
     tx.finish(
         ui,
         format!(
-            "point {} to commit {}",
-            make_branch_term(branch_names),
-            target_commit.id().hex()
+            "point branches {names} to commit {id}",
+            names = branch_names.join(", "),
+            id = target_commit.id().hex()
         ),
     )?;
 
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/branch/track.rs b/cli/src/commands/branch/track.rs
index a4af030aaf..f4455a5854 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/branch/track.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/branch/track.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-use super::{find_remote_branches, make_branch_term};
+use itertools::Itertools as _;
+
+use super::find_remote_branches;
 use crate::cli_util::{CommandHelper, RemoteBranchNamePattern};
 use crate::command_error::CommandError;
 use crate::commit_templater::{CommitTemplateLanguage, RefName};
@@ -61,7 +63,10 @@ pub fn cmd_branch_track(
         tx.mut_repo()
             .track_remote_branch(&name.branch, &name.remote);
     }
-    tx.finish(ui, format!("track remote {}", make_branch_term(&names)))?;
+    tx.finish(
+        ui,
+        format!("track remote branches {}", names.iter().join(", ")),
+    )?;
     if !names.is_empty() {
         writeln!(
             ui.status(),
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/branch/untrack.rs b/cli/src/commands/branch/untrack.rs
index 94e8f72e15..506ab6ac5f 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/branch/untrack.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/branch/untrack.rs
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+use itertools::Itertools as _;
 use jj_lib::git;
 
-use super::{find_remote_branches, make_branch_term};
+use super::find_remote_branches;
 use crate::cli_util::{CommandHelper, RemoteBranchNamePattern};
 use crate::command_error::CommandError;
 use crate::ui::Ui;
@@ -65,7 +66,10 @@ pub fn cmd_branch_untrack(
         tx.mut_repo()
             .untrack_remote_branch(&name.branch, &name.remote);
     }
-    tx.finish(ui, format!("untrack remote {}", make_branch_term(&names)))?;
+    tx.finish(
+        ui,
+        format!("untrack remote branches {}", names.iter().join(", ")),
+    )?;
     if !names.is_empty() {
         writeln!(
             ui.status(),