diff --git a/hgext/shelve.py b/hgext/shelve.py
--- a/hgext/shelve.py
+++ b/hgext/shelve.py
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@
     vfs as vfsmod,
 )
 
-from . import (
-    rebase,
-)
 from mercurial.utils import (
     dateutil,
     stringutil,
@@ -660,7 +657,6 @@
 
             if repo.vfs.exists('unshelverebasestate'):
                 repo.vfs.rename('unshelverebasestate', 'rebasestate')
-                rebase.clearstatus(repo)
 
             mergefiles(ui, repo, state.wctx, state.pendingctx)
             if not phases.supportinternal(repo):
@@ -743,7 +739,6 @@
 
         if repo.vfs.exists('unshelverebasestate'):
             repo.vfs.rename('unshelverebasestate', 'rebasestate')
-            rebase.clearstatus(repo)
 
         mergefiles(ui, repo, state.wctx, shelvectx)
         restorebranch(ui, repo, state.branchtorestore)