diff --git a/mercurial/context.py b/mercurial/context.py
--- a/mercurial/context.py
+++ b/mercurial/context.py
@@ -2732,7 +2732,7 @@
         date=None,
         extra=None,
         branch=None,
-        editor=False,
+        editor=None,
     ):
         super(memctx, self).__init__(
             repo, text, user, date, extra, branch=branch
@@ -2893,7 +2893,7 @@
         user=None,
         date=None,
         extra=None,
-        editor=False,
+        editor=None,
     ):
         if text is None:
             text = originalctx.description()
diff --git a/mercurial/localrepo.py b/mercurial/localrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/localrepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/localrepo.py
@@ -2842,7 +2842,7 @@
         date=None,
         match=None,
         force=False,
-        editor=False,
+        editor=None,
         extra=None,
     ):
         """Add a new revision to current repository.