--- a/mercurial/cmdutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
@@ -459,15 +459,6 @@ def setremoteconfig(ui, opts):
     if opts.get('remotecmd'):
         ui.setconfig("ui", "remotecmd", opts['remotecmd'])
 
-def parseurl(url, revs):
-    '''parse url#branch, returning url, branch + revs'''
-
-    if '#' not in url:
-        return url, (revs or None)
-
-    url, rev = url.split('#', 1)
-    return url, revs + [rev]
-
 def revpair(repo, revs):
     '''return pair of nodes, given list of revisions. second item can
     be None, meaning use working dir.'''

--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ def bundle(ui, repo, fname, dest=None, *
                         visit.append(p)
     else:
         cmdutil.setremoteconfig(ui, opts)
-        dest, revs = cmdutil.parseurl(
+        dest, revs = hg.parseurl(
             ui.expandpath(dest or 'default-push', dest or 'default'), revs)
         other = hg.repository(ui, dest)
         o = repo.findoutgoing(other, force=opts['force'])
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@ def identify(ui, repo, source=None,
     output = []
 
     if source:
-        source, revs = cmdutil.parseurl(ui.expandpath(source), [])
+        source, revs = hg.parseurl(ui.expandpath(source), [])
         srepo = hg.repository(ui, source)
         if not rev and revs:
             rev = revs[0]
@@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ def incoming(ui, repo, source="default",
 
     See pull for valid source format details.
     """
-    source, revs = cmdutil.parseurl(ui.expandpath(source), opts['rev'])
+    source, revs = hg.parseurl(ui.expandpath(source), opts['rev'])
     cmdutil.setremoteconfig(ui, opts)
 
     other = hg.repository(ui, source)
@@ -1946,7 +1946,7 @@ def outgoing(ui, repo, dest=None, **opts
 
     See pull for valid destination format details.
     """
-    dest, revs = cmdutil.parseurl(
+    dest, revs = hg.parseurl(
         ui.expandpath(dest or 'default-push', dest or 'default'), opts['rev'])
     cmdutil.setremoteconfig(ui, opts)
     if revs:
@@ -2068,7 +2068,7 @@ def pull(ui, repo, source="default", **o
       Alternatively specify "ssh -C" as your ssh command in your hgrc or
       with the --ssh command line option.
     """
-    source, revs = cmdutil.parseurl(ui.expandpath(source), opts['rev'])
+    source, revs = hg.parseurl(ui.expandpath(source), opts['rev'])
     cmdutil.setremoteconfig(ui, opts)
 
     other = hg.repository(ui, source)
@@ -2113,7 +2113,7 @@ def push(ui, repo, dest=None, **opts):
     Pushing to http:// and https:// URLs is only possible, if this
     feature is explicitly enabled on the remote Mercurial server.
     """
-    dest, revs = cmdutil.parseurl(
+    dest, revs = hg.parseurl(
         ui.expandpath(dest or 'default-push', dest or 'default'), opts['rev'])
     cmdutil.setremoteconfig(ui, opts)
 

--- 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, extensions
+import errno, lock, os, shutil, util, extensions
 import merge as _merge
 import verify as _verify
 
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ def _local(path):
     return (os.path.isfile(util.drop_scheme('file', path)) and
             bundlerepo or localrepo)
 
+def parseurl(url, revs):
+    '''parse url#branch, returning url, branch + revs'''
+
+    if '#' not in url:
+        return url, (revs or None)
+
+    url, rev = url.split('#', 1)
+    return url, revs + [rev]
+
 schemes = {
     'bundle': bundlerepo,
     'file': _local,
@@ -95,7 +104,7 @@ def clone(ui, source, dest=None, pull=Fa
     """
 
     origsource = source
-    source, rev = cmdutil.parseurl(ui.expandpath(source), rev)
+    source, rev = parseurl(ui.expandpath(source), rev)
 
     if isinstance(source, str):
         src_repo = repository(ui, source)