diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -7585,7 +7585,7 @@
        unshelved.
     """
     with repo.wlock():
-        return shelvemod.dounshelve(ui, repo, *shelved, **opts)
+        return shelvemod.unshelvecmd(ui, repo, *shelved, **opts)
 
 
 statemod.addunfinished(
diff --git a/mercurial/shelve.py b/mercurial/shelve.py
--- a/mercurial/shelve.py
+++ b/mercurial/shelve.py
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@
         raise error.Abort(m, hint=hint)
 
 
-def dounshelve(ui, repo, *shelved, **opts):
+def unshelvecmd(ui, repo, *shelved, **opts):
     opts = pycompat.byteskwargs(opts)
     abortf = opts.get(b'abort')
     continuef = opts.get(b'continue')
@@ -1121,6 +1121,10 @@
     if not shelvedfile(repo, basename, patchextension).exists():
         raise error.Abort(_(b"shelved change '%s' not found") % basename)
 
+    return _dounshelve(ui, repo, basename, opts)
+
+
+def _dounshelve(ui, repo, basename, opts):
     repo = repo.unfiltered()
     lock = tr = None
     try: