diff --git a/mercurial/cmdutil.py b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
--- a/mercurial/cmdutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # of the GNU General Public License, incorporated herein by reference.
 
 from node import *
-from i18n import gettext as _
+from i18n import _
 import os, sys, mdiff, util, templater, patch
 
 revrangesep = ':'