diff --git a/cli/src/commands/split.rs b/cli/src/commands/split.rs
index aa8e00924cf..8c6fab62070 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/split.rs
+++ b/cli/src/commands/split.rs
@@ -175,18 +175,16 @@ the operation will be aborted.
     // second commit after the command finishes. This also means that any
     // branches pointing to the commit being split are moved to the second
     // commit.
-    tx.mut_repo()
-        .set_rewritten_commit(commit.id().clone(), second_commit.id().clone());
-    let num_rebased = if args.siblings {
-        rebase_children_for_siblings_split(
-            &mut tx,
-            command.settings(),
-            &commit,
-            vec![first_commit.clone(), second_commit.clone()],
-        )?
+    if args.siblings {
+        tx.mut_repo().set_rewritten_commit_multiple(
+            commit.id().clone(),
+            vec![first_commit.id().clone(), second_commit.id().clone()],
+        );
     } else {
-        tx.mut_repo().rebase_descendants(command.settings())?
+        tx.mut_repo()
+            .set_rewritten_commit(commit.id().clone(), second_commit.id().clone());
     };
+    let num_rebased = tx.mut_repo().rebase_descendants(command.settings())?;
 
     if let Some(mut formatter) = ui.status_formatter() {
         if num_rebased > 0 {
@@ -201,34 +199,3 @@ the operation will be aborted.
     tx.finish(ui, format!("split commit {}", commit.id().hex()))?;
     Ok(())
 }
-
-// Rebases the children of `original_commit` by replacing `original_commit` with
-// `new_siblings`. Any parents other than `original_commit` will remain after
-// the rebase.
-fn rebase_children_for_siblings_split(
-    tx: &mut WorkspaceCommandTransaction,
-    settings: &UserSettings,
-    original_commit: &Commit,
-    new_siblings: Vec<Commit>,
-) -> Result<usize, CommandError> {
-    let children: Vec<Commit> = RevsetExpression::commit(original_commit.id().clone())
-        .children()
-        .evaluate_programmatic(tx.base_repo().as_ref())?
-        .iter()
-        .commits(tx.base_repo().store())
-        .try_collect()?;
-    let mut num_rebased = 0;
-    for child in children {
-        let mut new_parents = new_siblings.clone();
-        new_parents.extend(
-            child
-                .parents()
-                .into_iter()
-                // Filter out the commit being split.
-                .filter(|c| c.id() != original_commit.id()),
-        );
-        num_rebased +=
-            rebase_descendants(tx, settings, &new_parents, &[child], Default::default())?;
-    }
-    Ok(num_rebased)
-}
diff --git a/cli/tests/test_split_command.rs b/cli/tests/test_split_command.rs
index 49b615115c9..ee1f673b319 100644
--- a/cli/tests/test_split_command.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/test_split_command.rs
@@ -296,9 +296,9 @@ JJ: Lines starting with "JJ: " (like this one) will be removed.
     );
     assert!(!test_env.env_root().join("editor2").exists());
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_log_output(&test_env, &workspace_path), @r###"
-    @  zsuskulnrvyr false test_branch
-    │ ◉  qpvuntsmwlqt false TESTED=TODO
-    ├─╯
+    ◉  zsuskulnrvyr false test_branch??
+    │ @  qpvuntsmwlqt false TESTED=TODO
+    ├─╯   test_branch??
     ◉  zzzzzzzzzzzz true
     "###);
 }
@@ -371,8 +371,8 @@ JJ: Lines starting with "JJ: " (like this one) will be removed.
     ◉  kkmpptxzrspx false Add file4
     ◉    rlvkpnrzqnoo false Add file3
     ├─╮
-    │ @  yqosqzytrlsw false Add file2
-    ◉ │  qpvuntsmwlqt false Add file1
+    │ ◉  yqosqzytrlsw false Add file2
+    @ │  qpvuntsmwlqt false Add file1
     ├─╯
     ◉  zzzzzzzzzzzz true
     "###);
@@ -416,10 +416,10 @@ fn test_split_siblings_with_merge_child() {
     insta::assert_snapshot!(get_log_output(&test_env, &workspace_path), @r###"
     @      zsuskulnrvyr true 2
     ├─┬─╮
-    │ │ ◉  qpvuntsmwlqt true 1
-    │ ◉ │  royxmykxtrkr false Add file2
+    │ │ ◉  royxmykxtrkr false Add file2
+    │ ◉ │  kkmpptxzrspx false Add file1
     │ ├─╯
-    ◉ │  kkmpptxzrspx false Add file1
+    ◉ │  qpvuntsmwlqt true 1
     ├─╯
     ◉  zzzzzzzzzzzz true
     "###);
diff --git a/lib/src/repo.rs b/lib/src/repo.rs
index 422c3f42a5c..d3eb92108f7 100644
--- a/lib/src/repo.rs
+++ b/lib/src/repo.rs
@@ -831,6 +831,12 @@ impl MutableRepo {
             .insert(old_id, (RewriteType::Rewritten, vec![new_id]));
     }
 
+    pub fn set_rewritten_commit_multiple(&mut self, old_id: CommitId, new_ids: Vec<CommitId>) {
+        assert_ne!(old_id, *self.store().root_commit_id());
+        self.parent_mapping
+            .insert(old_id, (RewriteType::Rewritten, new_ids));
+    }
+
     /// Record a commit as being rewritten into multiple other commits in this
     /// transaction.
     ///