diff --git a/cli/src/commands/branch.rs b/cli/src/commands/branch.rs
index 12efd26f198..a0627340711 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/branch.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/branch.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ use crate::cli_util::{
     parse_string_pattern, user_error, user_error_with_hint, CommandError, CommandHelper,
     RevisionArg,
 };
-use crate::commands::make_branch_term;
 use crate::formatter::Formatter;
 use crate::ui::Ui;
 
@@ -231,6 +230,13 @@ impl fmt::Display for RemoteBranchNamePattern {
     }
 }
 
+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(", ")),
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn cmd_branch(
     ui: &mut Ui,
     command: &CommandHelper,
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/git.rs b/cli/src/commands/git.rs
index 496524e1908..745abbc4c28 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/git.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/git.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
 use std::sync::Mutex;
 use std::time::Instant;
-use std::{fs, io};
+use std::{fmt, fs, io};
 
 use clap::{ArgGroup, Subcommand};
 use itertools::Itertools;
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ use crate::cli_util::{
     resolve_multiple_nonempty_revsets, short_change_hash, short_commit_hash, user_error,
     user_error_with_hint, CommandError, CommandHelper, RevisionArg, WorkspaceCommandHelper,
 };
-use crate::commands::make_branch_term;
 use crate::progress::Progress;
 use crate::ui::Ui;
 
@@ -191,6 +190,13 @@ pub struct GitSubmodulePrintGitmodulesArgs {
     revisions: RevisionArg,
 }
 
+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 get_git_repo(store: &Store) -> Result<git2::Repository, CommandError> {
     match store.backend_impl().downcast_ref::<GitBackend>() {
         None => Err(user_error("The repo is not backed by a git repo")),
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/mod.rs b/cli/src/commands/mod.rs
index f52ed8d38a9..589cf06e4d9 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -55,11 +55,9 @@ mod util;
 mod version;
 mod workspace;
 
-use std::fmt;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 
 use clap::{Command, CommandFactory, FromArgMatches, Subcommand};
-use itertools::Itertools;
 use tracing::instrument;
 
 use crate::cli_util::{user_error_with_hint, Args, CommandError, CommandHelper};
@@ -147,13 +145,6 @@ struct DummyCommandArgs {
     _args: Vec<String>,
 }
 
-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(", ")),
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn default_app() -> Command {
     Commands::augment_subcommands(Args::command())
 }