diff --git a/hgext/histedit.py b/hgext/histedit.py
--- a/hgext/histedit.py
+++ b/hgext/histedit.py
@@ -779,9 +779,7 @@
 
     def finishfold(self, ui, repo, ctx, oldctx, newnode, internalchanges):
         parent = ctx.parents()[0].node()
-        repo.ui.pushbuffer()
-        hg.update(repo, parent)
-        repo.ui.popbuffer()
+        hg.updaterepo(repo, parent, False)
         ### prepare new commit data
         commitopts = {}
         commitopts['user'] = ctx.user()
@@ -812,9 +810,7 @@
                          skipprompt=self.skipprompt())
         if n is None:
             return ctx, []
-        repo.ui.pushbuffer()
-        hg.update(repo, n)
-        repo.ui.popbuffer()
+        hg.updaterepo(repo, n, False)
         replacements = [(oldctx.node(), (newnode,)),
                         (ctx.node(), (n,)),
                         (newnode, (n,)),
@@ -1176,9 +1172,7 @@
 
 def _finishhistedit(ui, repo, state, fm):
     """This action runs when histedit is finishing its session"""
-    repo.ui.pushbuffer()
-    hg.update(repo, state.parentctxnode, quietempty=True)
-    repo.ui.popbuffer()
+    hg.updaterepo(repo, state.parentctxnode, False)
 
     mapping, tmpnodes, created, ntm = processreplacement(state)
     if mapping: