--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -3109,6 +3109,8 @@ table = {
     "version": (version_, [], _('hg version')),
 }
 
+extensions.commandtable = table
+
 norepo = ("clone init version help debugancestor debugcomplete debugdata"
           " debugindex debugindexdot debugdate debuginstall")
 optionalrepo = ("paths serve showconfig")

--- a/mercurial/extensions.py
+++ b/mercurial/extensions.py
@@ -6,10 +6,12 @@
 # of the GNU General Public License, incorporated herein by reference.
 
 import imp, os
-import commands, hg, util, sys
+import util, sys
 from i18n import _
 
 _extensions = {}
+commandtable = {}
+setuphooks = []
 
 def find(name):
     '''return module with given extension name'''
@@ -54,13 +56,13 @@ def load(ui, name, path):
         uisetup(ui)
     reposetup = getattr(mod, 'reposetup', None)
     if reposetup:
-        hg.repo_setup_hooks.append(reposetup)
+        setuphooks.append(reposetup)
     cmdtable = getattr(mod, 'cmdtable', {})
-    overrides = [cmd for cmd in cmdtable if cmd in commands.table]
+    overrides = [cmd for cmd in cmdtable if cmd in commandtable]
     if overrides:
         ui.warn(_("extension '%s' overrides commands: %s\n")
                 % (name, " ".join(overrides)))
-    commands.table.update(cmdtable)
+    commandtable.update(cmdtable)
 
 def loadall(ui):
     result = ui.configitems("extensions")

--- a/mercurial/hg.py
+++ b/mercurial/hg.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from node import *
 from repo import *
 from i18n import _
 import localrepo, bundlerepo, httprepo, sshrepo, statichttprepo
-import errno, lock, os, shutil, util, cmdutil
+import errno, lock, os, shutil, util, cmdutil, extensions
 import merge as _merge
 import verify as _verify
 
@@ -50,13 +50,11 @@ def islocal(repo):
             return False
     return repo.local()
 
-repo_setup_hooks = []
-
 def repository(ui, path='', create=False):
     """return a repository object for the specified path"""
     repo = _lookup(path).instance(ui, path, create)
     ui = getattr(repo, "ui", ui)
-    for hook in repo_setup_hooks:
+    for hook in extensions.setuphooks:
         hook(ui, repo)
     return repo